The Great Western Railway (GWR) Bogie Class4-4-0ST were broad gaugesteam locomotives for passenger train work. The first two locomotives of this class were introduced into service in August/September 1849, with the remainder following between June 1854 and March 1855. All but one were withdrawn between October 1871 and 1873, with the final locomotive being withdrawn in December 1880.
The first two locomotives were built at Swindon Works in 1849 for working trains on the steep and tightly-curved South Devon Railway which at that time was operated by locomotives from the Great Western Railway. The frames only ran from the front of the flangeless forward driving wheels to the rear buffer beam. The bogie swivelled in a ball-and-socket joint, riveted to a gusset under the boiler barrel.[1] Early examples were fitted with sledge brakes, mounted between the driving wheels, but these were later replaced with a conventional brake acting on just one coupled wheel.[2] The operation of South Devon Railway had been contracted by that company to Messrs Evans and Geach from 1851 – using new 4-4-0STs designed by Daniel Gooch – and so the Bogie Class found use on other parts of the Great Western network. In 1855 additional locomotives were built for the GWR by R and W Hawthorn.
^Tuplin, William (1971). Great Western Saints and Sinners. London: Allan & Unwin. p. 37. ISBN0-04-385057-X.
Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B21–B23. ISBN0-901115-32-0.
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Model at the National Railway Museum, York
January 01, 1970
bogie, class, great, western, railway, bogie, class, were, broad, gauge, steam, locomotives, passenger, train, work, first, locomotives, this, class, were, introduced, into, service, august, september, 1849, with, remainder, following, between, june, 1854, mar. The Great Western Railway GWR Bogie Class 4 4 0ST were broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work The first two locomotives of this class were introduced into service in August September 1849 with the remainder following between June 1854 and March 1855 All but one were withdrawn between October 1871 and 1873 with the final locomotive being withdrawn in December 1880 Contents 1 Corsair and Brigand 2 Naming 3 References 4 External linksCorsair and Brigand editGWR Bogie Class nbsp Horace c 1854Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerDaniel GoochBuilderGreat Western Railway 2 R and W Hawthorn 13 Build date1849 GWR built 1854 1855 R and W Hawthorn built Total produced15SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 4 0STGauge7 ft 1 4 in 2 140 mm Leading dia 3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Driver dia 6 ft 0 in 1 829 mm GWR built 5 ft 9 in 1 753 mm R and W Hawthorn built Wheelbase18 ft 2 in 5 54 m GWR built 18 ft 0 in 5 49 m R and W Hawthorn built Cylinder size17 in 24 in 432 mm 610 mm CareerOperatorsGreat Western RailwayClassBogieNumber in class15Withdrawn1871 1873 1880DispositionAll scrapped The first two locomotives were built at Swindon Works in 1849 for working trains on the steep and tightly curved South Devon Railway which at that time was operated by locomotives from the Great Western Railway The frames only ran from the front of the flangeless forward driving wheels to the rear buffer beam The bogie swivelled in a ball and socket joint riveted to a gusset under the boiler barrel 1 Early examples were fitted with sledge brakes mounted between the driving wheels but these were later replaced with a conventional brake acting on just one coupled wheel 2 The operation of South Devon Railway had been contracted by that company to Messrs Evans and Geach from 1851 using new 4 4 0ST s designed by Daniel Gooch and so the Bogie Class found use on other parts of the Great Western network In 1855 additional locomotives were built for the GWR by R and W Hawthorn Naming editBuild date Retire date Name Builder Other notes 1849 1873 Brigand GWR After it was withdrawn this locomotive was sold to Edwards amp Suter but found its way back to Swindon Works in 1878 where it was broken up 1849 1873 Corsair GWR On withdrawal it was sold to the Cilely Colliery at Tonyrefail 1855 1871 Euripides Hawthorn 1855 1872 Hesiod Hawthorn 1854 1873 Homer Hawthorn 1854 1880 Horace Hawthorn 1854 1873 Juvenal Hawthorn The locomotive was sold to Dobson Brown amp Adams in 1874 1855 1872 Lucan Hawthorn 1854 1872 Lucretius Hawthorn 1854 1873 Ovid Hawthorn 1854 1873 Sappho Hawthorn The locomotive was sold to the Staveley Coal and Iron Company 1854 1872 Seneca Hawthorn 1855 1871 Statius Hawthorn 1854 1873 Theocritus Hawthorn The locomotive was sold to the Staveley Coal and Iron Company in 1874 1854 1873 Virgil HawthornReferences edit Brewer John Broad Gauge 4 4 0 Tanks Broadsheet 17 Broad Gauge Society 3 Tuplin William 1971 Great Western Saints and Sinners London Allan amp Unwin p 37 ISBN 0 04 385057 X Reed P J T February 1953 White D E ed The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Part 2 Broad Gauge Kenilworth RCTS pp B21 B23 ISBN 0 901115 32 0 External links editModel at the National Railway Museum York Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title GWR Bogie Class amp oldid 1099404362, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
