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 ...

Swindon Class

0-6-0 Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels. This was the most common wheel arrangemen ...

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

steam

locomotive A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the Power (physics), motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a payload, it is usually rather referred to as a multiple unit, Motor coach (rail), motor ...

s for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between November 1865 and March 1866, and withdrawn between June 1887 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. The entire class was sold to 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 ...

between July 1872 and September 1874, where they were numbered 96-109, but returned to the GWR when that railway was absorbed. The locomotives were then renumbered 2077-2090; their names were not restored.

Locomotives

Great Western Railway

* ''Bath'' (1866–1874) :

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is a Georgian city east of Bristol which was reached by the Great Western Railway on 31 August 1840. * ''Birmingham'' (1866–1873) :This locomotive was named after the Midlands city,

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

, which was served by broad gauge trains from 1 October 1851.. * ''Bristol'' (1865–1873) :This locomotive was named after the western terminus of the railway,

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. * ''Chester'' (1866–1873) :

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the

Shrewsbury and Chester Railway The North Wales Mineral Railway was formed to carry coal and ironstone from the mineral-bearing area around Wrexham to the River Dee wharves. It was extended to run from Shrewsbury and formed part of a main line trunk route, under the title ...

. * ''Gloucester'' (1866–1873) :

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was reached over the

Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a railway company intended to link Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon, in England. It was authorised in 1836 but it found it very hard to raise money for the construction, and it opened only a p ...

from Swindon on 12 March 1845.. * ''Hereford'' (1866–1872) :

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is an English city near the

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border, reached on 2 June 1855 by the

Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway The Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway (also known as the Gloucester and Dean Forest Railway), was a railway which ran for linking Hereford and Gloucester, England, via Ross-on-Wye. It was opened on 1 June 1855 as a broad gauge line, it ...

. * ''London'' (1865–1873) :This locomotive was named after the city from where the railway started,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. * ''Newport'' (1866–1874) :

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is on the

South Wales Railway The South Wales Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd De Cymru) was a main line railway which opened in stages from 1850, connecting the Great Western Railway from Gloucester to South Wales. It was constructed on the broad gauge. An original aspiration was to ...

which opened on 18 June 1850. * ''Oxford'' (1866–1874) :

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, home to many universities, was served by a branch line from Didcot Junction from 12 June 1844.. * ''Reading'' (1866–1874) :This locomotive was named after

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, a large town from London. * ''Shrewsbury'' (1866–1872) :

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , also ) is a market town, civil parish, and the county town of Shropshire, England, on the River Severn, north-west of London; at the 2021 census, it had a population of 76,782. The town's name can be pronounced as either 'Sh ...

never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the

Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway was authorised in 1846. It agreed to joint construction with others of the costly Wolverhampton to Birmingham section, the so-called Stour Valley Line. This work was dominated by the hostile London and North W ...

. * ''Swindon'' (1865–1874) :This locomotive was named after the town mid-way along the Great Western Railway,

Swindon Swindon () is a town and unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Wiltshire, England. As of the 2021 Census, the population of Swindon was 201,669, making it the largest town in the county. The Swindon un ...

, where the company built its workshops. * ''Windsor'' (1866–1873) : Windsor is the seat of the Royal Family near London and was served by a branch line from

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...

that opened on 8 October 1849. * ''Wolverhampton'' (1866–1874) :

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunian ...

is in the Midlands and home to the Great Western's Northern Division workshops. It was served by broad gauge trains from 14 November 1854.

Bristol and Exeter Railway

* 96 (GWR 2077) (1872–1887) :Formerly ''Shrewsbury'' * 97 (GWR 2078) (1872–1888) :Formerly ''Hereford'' * 98 (GWR 2079) (1873–1887) :Formerly ''Chester'' * 99 (GWR 2080) (1873–1889) :Formerly ''Windsor'' * 100 (GWR 2081) (1873–1888) :Formerly ''London'' * 101 (GWR 2082) (1873–1888) :Formerly ''Bristol'' * 102 (GWR 2083) (1873–1891) :Formerly ''Gloucester'' * 103 (GWR 2084) (1873–1889) :Formerly ''Birmingham'' * 104 (GWR 2085) (1874–1889) :Formerly ''Wolverhampton'' * 105 (GWR 2086) (1874–1888) :Formerly ''Bath'' * 106 (GWR 2087) (1874–1889) :Formerly ''Newport'' * 107 (GWR 2088) (1874–1892) :Formerly ''Reading'' * 108 (GWR 2089) (1874–1889) :Formerly ''Oxford'' * 109 (GWR 2090) (1874–1888) :Formerly ''Swindon''

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