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Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives

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The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives were five small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.

Broad gauge

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B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Pearson
BuilderBristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 0-4-0T
Gauge 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm)
Wheelbase 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m)
Cylinder size 14 in ×ばつ 18 in (360 mm ×ばつ 460 mm)

Two small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

  • 91 (1872 – 1880) GWR No. 2094
  • 92 (1874 – 1881) GWR No. 2095

These were the smallest locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway and were unique among broad gauge locomotives in having outside cylinders.

Standard gauge

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B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Pearson
BuilderBristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 0-4-0T
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in (1,220 mm)
Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m)
Cylinder size 14 in ×ばつ 18 in (360 mm ×ばつ 460 mm)

Three small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway.[1]

  • 93 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1378
  • 94 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1379
  • 95 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1380

References

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  1. ^ Reed 1956, p. C64.
  • Reed, P.J.T. (February 1953). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.
  • Reed, P.J.T. (December 1956). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part three: Absorbed Engines, 1854-1921. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-33-9.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge . Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.

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