GWR Waverley Class

Infobox Locomotive
name=Great Western Railway Waverley Class
powertype=Steam
whytetype=4-4-0
driversize=7 ft 0 in
leadingsize=4 ft 3 in
wheelbase=18 ft 0¼ in
cylindersize=17 in dia × 24 in stroke
railroad=Great Western Railway
railroadclass=Waverley
gauge=7 ft 0¼ in
designer=Daniel Gooch
builder=Robert Stephenson & Co.

The Great Western Railway Waverley Class were 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work.

The class was introduced into service between February and June 1855, and withdrawn between February 1872 and November 1876. From about 1865, the Waverley Class was known as the Abbot Class.

The names are inspired by the the Waverley novels of Sir Walter Scott.

Locomotives

* "Abbott" (1855 - 1876):" The Abbot" is one of the Waverley novels.

* "Antiquary" (1855 - 1876):"The Antiquary" is one of the Waverley novels.

* "Coeur de Lion":Coeur de Lion is the nickname of King Richard I of England, who appears in Sir Walter Scott's novel "The Talisman".

* "Ivanhoe" (1855 - 1876):"Ivanhoe" is one of the Waverley novels.

* "Lalla Rookh" (1855 - 1872):"Lalla-Rookh" was a poem by Thomas Moore.

* "Pirate" (1855 - 1876):"The Pirate" is one of the Waverley novels.

* "Red Gauntlet" (1855 - 1876):"Redgauntlet" is one of the Waverley novels.

* "Rob Roy" (1855 - 1872):"Rob Roy" is the title of one of the Waverley novels and the nickname of Robert Roy MacGregor.

* "Robin Hood" (1855 - 1876):"Robin Hood" was an English folk hero.

* "Waverley" (1855 - 1876):"Waverley" is the first title in the Waverley series of novels.

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