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The Rail Motor Vehicles (etc.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Part 11. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. pp. L4 – L11. ISBN 0-901115-38-X. Davies, F.K. (May 1974). A Chronological and Statistical Survey. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway. Vol. Part 12. RCTS. pp. M120, M124 – M125, M127 – M128.
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 .
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Collects steam at the top of the boiler (well above the water level) so that it can be fed to the engine via the main steam pipe, or dry pipe, and the regulator/throttle valve. [2] [5] [6]: 211–212 [3]: 26 Air pump / Air compressor Westinghouse pump (US+) Powered by steam, it compresses air for operating the train air brake system.
The erstwhile Kitmaster company produced an unpowered polystyrene injection moulded model kit for OO gauge. In late 1962, the Kitmaster brand was sold by its parent company (Rosebud Dolls) to Airfix , who transferred the moulding tools to their own factory; they re-introduced some of the former Kitmaster range, including this model.
The 5101 Class were medium-sized tank engines used for suburban and local passenger services all over the Great Western Railway system. The class was an updated version, by Collett , of Churchward 's 1903 3100/5100 Class .
GWR 119 Class (tank engine) GWR 131 Class; GWR 149 Class; GWR 157 Class (Dean) GWR 157 Class (Gooch) GWR 167 Class; GWR 302 Class; GWR 310 Class; GWR 320 Class; GWR 322 Class; GWR 322 Class (tank engine) GWR 360 Class; GWR 378 Class; GWR 388 class; GWR 439 Class; GWR 455 Class; GWR 481 Class; GWR 517 Class; GWR 633 Class; GWR 645 and 1501 ...
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class or King Class is a class of 4-6-0 steam locomotives designed for express passenger work and introduced in 1927. They were the largest locomotives built by the GWR, apart from the unique Pacific (The Great Bear).