GWR No. 1340 is an
0-4-0 ST steam locomotive, built in 1897 (Works No. 1386) 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 ...
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Bristol
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,
England
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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
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. Th ...
. 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 onto Alders (Tamworth) ltd.
Preservation
Trojan is now preserved at the Didcot Railway Centre. It was restored to working order in 2002 and remained in service on demonstration trains at Didcot until 2011 when it was withdrawn for a ten-yearly overhaul. Trojan was moved offsite in 2016 for the overhaul to take place, and returned in 2021.
Models
Agenoria Models produces a brass etch kit for both
4 mm and
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 O scale, American 0 scale (1:48) and O scale, European 0 scale (1:45) For standard ga ...
s.
BRLoco Models producing a plastic kit for both
0 gauge scale and
3.5 inch scales.
See also
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GWR 0-4-0ST
Sources
Didcot Railway Centre
References
0-4-0ST locomotives
1340
Year 1340 ( MCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
* January 26 – King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
* April 8 – Marinid galleys, und ...
Avonside locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1897
Standard gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain
Individual locomotives of Great Britain
1340
Year 1340 ( MCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
* January 26 – King Edward III of England is declared King of France.
* April 8 – Marinid galleys, und ...
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