The 26 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-4-0ST locomotives were

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steam locomotives. They first entered service in 1855 and the last was withdrawn in 1892. The

Bristol and Exeter Railway The Bristol & Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel. It opened in stages between 1841 and 1844. It was allied with ...

was

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into the

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...

on 1 January 1876. The locomotives were built in four batches, each by a different builder, with variations between them, noticeably in the size of the saddle tank.

List of locomotives

1859 Rothwell locomotives

Five locomotives built by

Rothwell and Company Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell was an engineering company in Bolton, England. Set up in 1822, the partners became interested in the production of steam locomotives after the Rainhill Trials. The company's first engine was ''Union'', a vertical bo ...

with

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saddle tanks and wheelbase. * 47 (1855–1879) GWR No. 2028 * 48 (1855–1879) GWR No. 2029 * 49 (1855–1884) GWR No. 2030 * 50 (1855–1884) GWR No. 2031 * 51 (1855–1882) GWR No. 2032 * 52 (1855–1880) GWR No. 2033

1862 Beyer, Peacock locomotives

Four locomotives built by

Beyer Peacock Beyer, Peacock and Company was an English railway locomotive manufacturer with a factory in Openshaw, Manchester. Founded by Charles Beyer, Richard Peacock and Henry Robertson, it traded from 1854 until 1966. The company exported locomotives, a ...

with saddle tanks and wheelbase. * 61 (1862–1884) GWR No. 2034 * 62 (1862–1886) GWR No. 2035 * 63 (1862–1880) GWR No. 2036 * 64 (1862–1886) GWR No. 2037

1867 Vulcan Foundry locomotives

Ten locomotives built by the

Vulcan Foundry The Vulcan Foundry Limited was an English locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now Merseyside). History The Vulcan Foundry opened in 1832, as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches, crossi ...

with saddle tanks and wheelbase, the same as the Beyer, Peacock locomotives built five years earlier. * 65 (1867–1880) GWR No. 2038 * 66 (1867–1892) GWR No. 2039 * 67 (1867–1888) GWR No. 2040 * 68 (1867–1880) GWR No. 2041 * 69 (1867–1892) GWR No. 2042 * 70 (1867–1888) GWR No. 2043 * 71 (1867–1882) GWR No. 2044 * 72 (1867–1892) GWR No. 2045 * 73 (1867–1889) GWR No, 2046 * 74 (1867–1892) GWR No. 2047

1872 Avonside locomotives

Six locomotives built by the

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 original ...

with saddle tanks and wheelbase. * 85 (1872–1892) GWR No. 2048 * 86 (1872–1892) GWR No. 2049 * 87 (1873–1892) GWR No. 2050 * 88 (1873–1890) GWR No. 2051 * 89 (1873–1892) GWR No. 2052 * 90 (1873–1892) GWR No. 2053 No. 2051 was withdrawn following a fatal collision at

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in Somerset while working a special

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train from

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on 11 November 1890.

References

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