Class Details
BR # | GWR # | Great Western Railway: Broad Gauge # | Name | Built | Wdrn | 1950 shed | Last shed | Notes | Photos |
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Vulcan | 1837 | 1868 | First locomotive to run on the GWR on 28 December 1837. Withdrawn in 1843 but rebuilt as a 2-2-2T and returned to service in 1846. When withdrawn in 1868 it spent two years at Reading as a staionary boiler. Illustrated in Back Track 1993-11-12 November-December p. 300. | ||||||
Aeolus | 1837 | 1867 | This locomotive worked the first train on the GWR when it opened on 4 Jun 1838. It was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T in 1843 (Cyl: 15 x 18; DW: 6 ft.). | ||||||
Bacchus | 1837 | 1842 |
Number of locomotives logged in this class is 3.
Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 0.