GWR Caesar Class

Great Western Railway Caesar Class

The Great Western Railway Caesar Class 0-6-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives. They were designed by Daniel Gooch for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880.

From about 1865, the Caesar Class was expanded to include locomotives formerly known as Ariadne Class, Caliph Class, or GWR Pyracmon Class.

Names

Build date	Retire date	Name	Notes
1851	1880	Caesar
1851	1872	Dido
1852(?)	?	Druid
1851	1874	Florence
1851	1871	Hero
1851	1872	Nora Creina	The name comes from the subject of Thomas Moore's poem Lesbia has a beaming eye
1851	1874	Thunderer	This name had previously been carried by a GWR 0-4-0+6 locomotive in 1838.
1851	1874	Volcano

Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E., ed. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. B24. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.

Brunel: (1833–1837)	Haigh Foundry Mather, Dixon Sharp, Roberts Charles Tayleur Hurricane Thunderer

Gooch: (1837–1864)	Ariadne Banking Bogie Caesar Firefly Hercules Iron Duke Leo Metropolitan Premier Prince Pyracmon Star Sun Victoria Waverley

J. Armstrong: (1864–1877)	Hawthorn Rover Sir Watkin Standard Goods Swindon 1076

Dean: (1877–1902)	Experimental locomotives (8, 14, 16) 3001 3501 3521

Gooch: (1855–1864)	57 69 77/167 79 91 93 131/310 149 England/Chancellor 157 Sharps 320 322 Beyer

J. Armstrong: (1864–1877)	55 Queen/Sir Alexander 455 Metro Tank 56/717 927 Coal Goods 360 378 Sir Daniel 388 Standard Goods 439 Bicycle 481 806 1076

Dean: (1877–1902)	Experimental locomotives (1, 7, 9, 10, 13) Armstrong 36 69 River 157 Sharpies/Cobham 1661 1813 1854 2021 2201 2301 2361 2602 Kruger 2600 Aberdare 2721 3031 Dean Single 3201 3206 3232 3252 Duke 3300 Bulldog 3521 3600 4100 Badminton

Churchward: (1902–1921)	102 La France 103 President 111 The Great Bear 1361 2221 County Tank 2800 2900 Saint 3100 (later 5100) 3150 3700 City 3800 County 4000 Star 4200 4300 4400 4600 4500 4700 Rail motors

Collett: (1922–1941)	1101 1366 2251 2884 3000 (ex-ROD 2-8-0) 3100 3200 (later 9000) Earl 4073 Castle 4575 4800 (later 1400) 4900 Hall 5101 5205 5400 5600 5700 5800 6000 King 6100 6400 6800 Grange 7200 7400 7800 Manor 8100 Diesel railcars Diesel shunters

Hawksworth: (1941–1947)	1000 County 1500 1600 6959 Modified Hall 9400

(grouped):	0-4-0ST 0-6-0PT 0-6-2T 2-6-2T

Absorbed
locomotives

Corris Railway:	3 4

Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway:	822–823

Vale of Rheidol Railway:	7–9

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.