GWR Sir Watkin Class
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Joseph Armstrong |
| Builder | Great Western Railway |
| Configuration | 0-6-0ST |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Driver size | 4 ft 6 in |
| Wheelbase | 15 ft 6in |
| Cylinder size | 17 in dia × 24 in stroke |
| Career | Great Western Railway |
| Class | Sir Watkin |
The Great Western Railway Sir Watkin Class were 0-6-0T broad gauge steam locomotives with side tanks. They were designed for working goods trains through to the underground Metropolitan Railway in London. This class was introduced into service between December 1865 and the last was withdrawn at the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. They were all named after directors and senior officers of the railway.
Three locomotives (Bulkeley, Fowler and Saunders) were sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1872, but returned to the GWR when that railway was absorbed in 1876, when they were given numbers 2157-2159.
[edit] Locomotives
- Bulkeley (1865 - 1872)
- Bulkeley was named after Captain Bulkeley, a long-standing director of the railway. It was sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1872 where it was rebuilt with a saddle tank, but returned to the GWR when that railway was absorbed in 1876, when it was given number 2157 in addition to its name.
- In the meantime, the same name had been given to a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive.
- Fowler (1866 - 1887)
- Fowler was given its name to commemorate John Fowler, the company's consulting engineer. It was sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1872 where it was rebuilt with a saddle tank, but returned to the GWR when that railway was absorbed in 1876, when it was given number 2158 in addition to its name.
- Miles (1866 - 1888)
- Saunders (1866 - 1892)
- Saunders was named after the long-serving company secretary of the Great Western Railway. It was sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1872 where it was rebuilt with a saddle tank, but returned to the GWR when that railway was absorbed in 1876, when it was given number 2159 in addition to its name.
- Sir Watkin (1866 - 1892)
- Whetham (1866 - 1889)
[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 0-71102-634-6.
| 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 |
