Class Details
Joseph Armstrong GWR Hawthorn Class 2-4-0 broad gauge locomotives introduced in 1865 as a development of the Victoria class.
Cyl: 16 x 24; DW: 6 ft.
10 locomotivese rebuilt as 2-4-0T/ST in 1877, Cyl: 17 x 24; DW: 5 ft.
| BR # | GWR # | Great Western Railway: Broad Gauge # | Name | Built | Wdrn | 1950 shed | Last shed | Notes | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acheron | 1866 | 1887 | |||||||
| Beyer | 1865 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1887. | ||||||
| Blenkensop | 1865 | 1892 | |||||||
| Bury | 1865 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1892. | ||||||
| Cerberus | 1866 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1892. | ||||||
| Dewrance | 1865 | 1892 | |||||||
| Fenton | 1865 | 1892 | |||||||
| Foster | 1865 | 1876 | |||||||
| Gooch | 1865 | 1892 | |||||||
| Hackworth | 1865 | 1892 | |||||||
| Hawk | 1865 | 1876 | |||||||
| Hawthorn | 1865 | 1876 | |||||||
| Hedley | 1865 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1892. Used as a stationary boiler at Conwil Quarry 1893 to 1905 when it was moved to Neath and worked there until 1914. Finally cut up in 1929. | ||||||
| John Gray | 1865 | 1876 | |||||||
| Melling | 1865 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine in 1877, withdrawn 1892. | ||||||
| Murdoch | 1865 | 1892 | |||||||
| Ostrich | 1865 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine. | ||||||
| Peacock | 1866 | 1875 | |||||||
| Penn | 1866 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1892. | ||||||
| Phlegethon | 1866 | 1887 | |||||||
| Pollux | 1866 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1892. | ||||||
| Roberts | 1865 | 1887 | Rebuilt as tank engine. | ||||||
| Sharp | 1866 | 1887 | |||||||
| Slaughter | Avonside/Slaughter/ | 1865 | 1892 | ||||||
| Stewart | 1866 | 1877 | Rebuilt as tank engine, withdrawn 1892. | ||||||
| Wood | 1866 | 1892 |
Number of locomotives logged in this class is 26.
Number of locomotives with photos available in this class: 2.