GWR Sun Class

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The Great Western Railway Sun Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between April 1840 and January 1842, and withdrawn between January 1864 and June 1879.

[edit] List of locomotives

Locomotives are listed in chronological order according to the date each one entered service divided by the three manufacturers used to build the class, which are listed in chronological order according to the date they produced their first Sun class locomotive.

Built by: R&W. Hawthorn, Newcastle

• Sun
• Sunbeam
• Eclipse
• Meridian
• Comet
• Meteor
• Aurora
• Hesperus

Built by: Sharp Roberts, Manchester

• Gazelle
• Wolf
• Antelope
• Zebra
• Giraffe

Built by: Stothert & Slaughter, Bristol

• Javelin
• Djerid
• Lance
• Yataghan
• Assagais
• Rocket
• Stiletto
• Creese

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