GWR Caesar Class

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Great Western Railway Caesar Class
Power type Steam
Designer Daniel Gooch
Builder Great Western Railway
Configuration 0-6-0ST
Gauge 7 ft 0¼ in
Driver size 4 ft 9 in
Wheelbase 15 ft 5 in
Cylinder size 17 in dia × 24 in stroke
Career Great Western Railway
Class Caesar

The Great Western Railway Caesar Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives. They were designed by Daniel Gooch for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880.

The names of the locomotives were generally taken from classical sources.

[edit] List of Locomotives

  • Caesar (1851 - 1880)
Caesar was the title used to denote a Roman emperor.
  • Dido (1851 - 1872)
This locomotive was named after Dido, the first queen of Carthage.
  • Druid
A druid was a priest in Celtic Britain.
  • Florence (1851 - 1874)
The name Florence was probably picked to represent the Florence, an Italian city.
  • Hero (1851 - 1871)
The name Hero continued the classical theme, see Hero.
  • Nora Creina (1851 - 1872)
  • Thunderer (1851 - 1874)
This was the second time that the Great Western railway had chosen to name a locomotive Thunderer, the first locomotive being one of Brunel's Freaks. See Thunder for the derivation of the name, which was probably chosen to conveyd a feeling of power.
  • Volcano (1851 - 1874)
This locomotive was given a name that expressed great power, volcano being an erupting mountain.

[edit] References

  • The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.


Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Broad gauge locomotives
Gooch: Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Caliph - Firefly - Iron Duke - Leo - Metropolitan - Premier - Prince - Pyracmon - Star - Sun - Victoria - Waverley
J. Armstrong: Hawthorn - Iron Duke - Sir Watkin - Swindon
Standard gauge locomotives
Dean: Dean Goods - Aberdare - Dean Single - Duke - Bulldog - 3600 - Badminton
Churchward: The Great Bear - 1361 - County Tank - 2800 - Saint - 3100 - City - County - Star - 4200 - 4300 - 4400 - 4500 - 4700
Collett: 1366 - 1400 - 2251 - 2884 - ex-ROD 2-8-0 - Earl - Castle - 4575 - Hall - 5101 - 5205 - 5400 - 5600 - 5700 - 5800 - King - 6100 - 6400 - Grange - 7200 - 7400 - Manor
Hawksworth: County - 1500 - 1600 - Modified Hall - 9400
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