| B&ER 4-4-0ST | |
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| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | various |
| Configuration | 4-4-0ST |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Leading wheel diameter |
3 ft 6 in |
| Driver diameter | 5 ft 6 in |
| Wheelbase | 18 ft 4 in |
| Cylinder size | 17 in dia × 24 in stroke |
The 26 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0ST locomotives were broad gauge 4-4-0 saddle tank steam locomotives. They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892. The Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876.
The locomotives were built in four batches, each by a different builder, with variations between them, noticeably in the size of the saddle tank.
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Five locomotives built by Rothwell and Company with 1,100 gallon saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
Four locomotives built by Beyer Peacock with 1,280 gallon saddle tanks and 19 feet 5½ inch wheelbase.
Ten locomotives built by the Vulcan Foundry with 1,280 gallon saddle tanks and 19 feet 5½ inch wheelbase, the same as the Beyer, Peacock locomotives built five years earlier.
Six locomotives built by the Avonside Engine Company with 1,440 gallon saddle tanks and 18 feet 4 inch wheelbase.
No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at Norton Fitzwarren railway station in Somerset while working a special ocean mail train from Plymouth on 11 November 1890.
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