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The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR) were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several different 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in ( 2,140 mm ) broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class .
Preserved Great Western Railway steam locomotives (48 P) R. Rhymney Railway locomotives (5 P) T. Taff Vale Railway locomotives (8 P)
George Jackson Churchward created for the Great Western Railway a family of standard classes of locomotive, based on a limited set of shared dimensions and components, and his principles were followed by his successors. Most of these locomotives had two cylinders, placed outside the frames, and they are listed here, ranging in size from small ...
The GWR was the longest-lived of the pre-nationalisation railway companies in Britain, surviving the 'Grouping' of the railways in 1923 almost unchanged. As a result, the history of its numbering and classification of locomotives is relatively complicated.
This is a list of the 7 ft 1 ⁄ 4 in (2,140 mm) broad gauge locomotives of the Great Western Railway. [note 1] It excludes those purchased from constituent companies, or acquired through amalgamations.
The GWR 1400 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed by the Great Western Railway for branch line passenger work. It was originally classified as the 4800 Class when introduced in 1932, and renumbered in 1946. Although credited to Charles Collett, the design dated back to 1868 with the introduction of the George Armstrong 517 class.
GWR No. 12; GWR 1000 Class 1014 County of Glamorgan; GWR No. 1340 Trojan; GWR 2800 Class 2807; GWR 2900 Class 2999 Lady of Legend; GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro; GWR 4000 Class 4003 Lode Star; GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle; GWR 4073 Class 4079 Pendennis Castle; GWR 4200 Class 4277; GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall; GWR 4900 Class ...
The Great Western Railway (GWR) GWR 5100 Class (known as the 3100 class between 1912 and 1927) was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotives. It was the first of a series of broadly similar classes used principally for suburban passenger services.