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
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with the
Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
Broad gauge
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 locomotive
A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender. Most tank engines also have bunkers (or fuel tanks) to hold fuel; in a tender-tank locom ...
s, 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
Three small
0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the
Bristol and Exeter Railway.
* 93 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1378
* 94 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1379
* 95 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1380
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Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives
0-4-0T locomotives
Bristol and Exeter Railway locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1872
Scrapped locomotives