Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives

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
B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Pearson
BuilderBristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0T
Gauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.3 ft 6 in
Wheelbase8 ft 10 in
Cylinder size14 in dia × 18 in stroke

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, a railway that made great use of tank locomotives, but they were dwarfed by the Pearson singles used on the main line.

These 0-4-0Ts were unique among the railway's broad gauge locomotives in having outside cylinders.

Standard gauge
B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Pearson
BuilderBristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-4-0T
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 0 in
Wheelbase9 ft 0 in
Cylinder size14 in dia × 18 in stroke

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
  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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