GWR Caesar Class
The Great Western Railway Caesar Class were 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives. They were designed by Daniel Gooch for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880. From about 1865, the Caesar Class was expanded to include locomotives formerly known as Ariadne Class, Caliph Class, or GWR Pyracmon Class.
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The Great Western Railway Caesar Class were 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives. They were designed by Daniel Gooch for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880.
From about 1865, the Caesar Class was expanded to include locomotives formerly known as Ariadne Class, Caliph Class, or GWR Pyracmon Class.
Names
[edit]| Build date | Retire date | Name | Notes |
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| 1851 | 1880 | Caesar | |
| 1851 | 1872 | Dido | |
| 1852(?) | ? | Druid | |
| 1851 | 1874 | Florence | |
| 1851 | 1871 | Hero | |
| 1851 | 1872 | Nora Creina | The name comes from the subject of Thomas Moore's poem Lesbia has a beaming eye |
| 1851 | 1874 | Thunderer | This name had previously been carried by a GWR 0-4-0+6 locomotive in 1838. |
| 1851 | 1874 | Volcano |
References
[edit]- Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. B24. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) - Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3 – via Archive.org.