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GWR No. 1340 Trojan
GWR No. 1340 is an 0-4-0 ST steam locomotive, built in 1897 (Works No. 1386) by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol, England. Its first owners were Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town Dock. In 1903 it was purchased by the Alexandra Docks Railway. This was absorbed into the Great Western Railway in 1923. In July 1932, the GWR sold it to the Netherseal colliery, Burton-on-Trent. It changed hands again in 1947, going to Alders (Tamworth) Ltd. Service Life Trojan was built by Avonside in 1897 for Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town. In 1903 it was sold to the Alexandra Docks Railway in 1903, though was still unnumbered. Upon the absorption of the ADR in 1923 into the GWR, it gained the number 1340. The locomotive flowed around Great Western, though often found its way to Cardiff Cathys and Radyr, however was also found at Oswestry and Greenford. The Great Western withdrew it from Cardiff in July 1932, and sold it Nethersal Colliery at Burton-on-Trent. In 1947 it was passed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avonside Engine Company
The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Avon Street, St. Philip's, Bristol, England between 1864 and 1934. However the business originated with an earlier enterprise Henry Stothert and Company. Origins The firm was originally started by Henry Stothert in 1837 as Henry Stothert and Company. Henry was the son of George Stothert (senior), founder of the nearby Bath engineering firm of Stothert & Pitt. Henry's brother, also named George, was manager of the same firm. The company was given an order for two broad gauge () Firefly class express passenger engines ''Arrow'' and ''Dart'', with driving wheels, delivered for the opening of the Great Western Railway (GWR) from Bristol to Bath on 31 August 1840. This was soon followed by an order for eight smaller Sun class engines with driving wheels. Stothert, Slaughter and Company Edward Slaughter joined the company in 1841, when it became known as Stothert, Slaughter and Company. By 1844 their works were n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 Mm Scale
4 mm scale is the most popular model railway scale used in the United Kingdom. The term refers to the use of 4 millimeters on the model equating to a distance of 1 foot (305 mm) on the prototype (1:76.2). It is also used for military modelling. For historical reasons, a number of different standards are employed. Standard gauge Three different gauges are used for modelling standard gauge railways in the United Kingdom. OO gauge OO gauge uses 4 mm scale with 16.5 mm gauge track, which is inaccurately narrow since it is correct for HO scale (1:87.1). It is the most popular standard in the UK for 4 mm scale trains and is produced by the two main manufacturers in the UK. The traditional standard for wheels and track is a very coarse one with extremely oversize rails and flanges; in recent years, some manufacturers have switched to using the American National Model Railroad Association HO standard S-4 instead. EM gauge EM was originally defined to use 18mm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Gauge Steam Locomotives Of Great Britain
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Railway Locomotives Introduced In 1897
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avonside Locomotives
Avonside is an eastern suburb in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is one of the oldest suburbs of the city, with only Heathcote Valley, Heathcote being older. History The suburb was named after Holy Trinity Avonside, which was built beside the Avon River (Canterbury), Avon River in 1855. The 1874 part of the church was designed by the eminent architect Benjamin Mountfort who is buried in the churchyard. The church was damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake and whilst under repair, was damaged beyond repair in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and demolished later that year. Avonside is home to Avonside Girls' High School. It also has the Avon River flowing through it. The boundaries of the original Anglican parish of Avonside were fixed in 1859 and covered much of what is now suburbs such as Aranui, Burwood, New Zealand, Burwood, Linwood, New Zealand, Linwood, Marshland, New Zealand, Marshland, New Brighton, New Zealand, New Brighton, North New Brighton, Parklands, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preserved Great Western Railway Steam Locomotives
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GWR 0-4-0ST
The GWR 0-4-0ST steam locomotives were acquired by the Great Western Railway at the 1923 grouping. They came from small railways (mostly in South Wales) and from contractors. Some of them survived into British Railways ownership in 1948 and a few are preserved. Details Gallery File:1338_Didcot.jpg, GWR 1338 preserved at Didcot File:Cholsey_and_Wallingford_Railway_2.jpg, GWR 701 was scrapped but this is Andrew Barclay 1964/1929 posing as GWR 701 File:GWR_(Powlesland_%26_Mason)_0-4-0ST_No._1152_at_Danygraig.jpg, BR 1152 at Danygraig in 1960 File:Swansea Danygraig Locomotive Depot, with ex-Powlesland & Mason dock tank geograph-2591722-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, Former Powlesland & Mason dock tank 942 taken over by the GWR in 1924, renumbered 1153 by BR/WR and withdrawn in 1955.It was built by Hawthorn, Leslie in 1903 File:Bronwydd Arms Gwili Railway geograph-3282182-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg, No. 1144 on the Gwili Railway at Bronwydd Arms, 27 June 1992. See also * Locomotives of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Mm Scale
7 mm scale, also known as British 0 scale is a model railway scale of 1:43.5 (or 7 mm to 1 ft; hence its name). The scale is thus different from American 0 scale (1:48) and European 0 scale (1:45) For standard gauge railways, 32mm gauge, or 0 gauge is most commonly used. ScaleSeven ScaleSeven (S7) is a set of finescale model railway standards for 1:43.5 (7 mm scale) using true-to-prototype track and wheel standards. It is principally used to model British standard gauge (), Irish Broad Gauge (), or Great Western broad gauge ... (S7) standard however specifies 33 mm gauge, which is closer to scale. For narrow gauge modelling, 16.5 mm gauge {{Model-rail-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
