GWR Prince Class
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| Power type | Steam |
|---|---|
| Designer | Daniel Gooch |
| Builder | Great Western Railway |
| Configuration | 2-2-2 |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in (2140 mm) |
| Leading wheel size | 4 ft 0 in |
| Driver size | 7 ft 6 in |
| Trailing wheel size | 4 ft 0 in |
| Wheelbase | 14 ft 10 in |
| Cylinder size | 16 in dia × 24 in stroke |
| Career | Great Western Railway |
| Class | Prince |
The Great Western Railway Prince Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between August 1846 and March 1847, and withdrawn between January and September 1870.
From about 1865, the Prince Class locomotives became part of the Priam Class, along with the Fire Fly Class locomotives.
[edit] Locomotives
- Moose (1846 - 1870)
- Named after the animal, the elk.
- Peri (1846 - 1870)
- A peri is a fallen angel in Persian mythology.
- Prince (1846 - 1870)
- Named in honour of Albert, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.
- Queen (1847 - 1870)
- Named in honour of Queen Victoria
- Sylph (1847 - 1870)
- A sylph is an invisible, mythological creature.
- Witch (1846 - 1870)
- This locomotive was fited with slightly larger 7 ft 6 in driving wheels. It was named after a female practitioner of witchcraft, a witch.
| Broad gauge locomotives | |
| Brunel: | Haigh Foundry - Mather, Dixon - Sharp, Roberts - Charles Tayleur - Hurricane - Thunderer |
| Gooch: | Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Firefly - Hercules - Iron Duke - Leo - Metropolitan - Premier - Prince - Pyracmon - Star - Sun - Victoria - Waverley |
| J. Armstrong: | Hawthorn - Rover - Sir Watkin - Standard Goods - Swindon - 1076 Class |
| Dean: | 3001 Class - 3501 Class - 3541 Class - Experimental locomotives |
| 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 |
| Locomotives of: | BR (steam) • LMS • LNER • Southern |
