- GWR Hawthorn Class
The
Great Western Railway Hawthorn Class were2-4-0 broad gauge steamlocomotive s for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service in 1865, a development of the Victoria Class.Twenty locomotives were ordered from Slaughter, Grüning and Company and given the names of famous engineers. The remaining six were built by the railway itself at Swindon and given names previously carried by the Fire Fly Class locomotives that they replaced.
Withdrawals started in March 1876 but the following year ten were rebuilt as 2-4-0T tank locomotives; the last survived until the end of the broad gauge on
21 May 1892 .Tender locomotives
* "Acheron" (1866 - 1887):This locomotive was built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon. The name "
Acheron " comes from a Greek river and had previously been carried by a Fire Fly Class locomotive.
* "Beyer" (1865 - 1877):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company. It was named afterCharles Beyer , a founder partner in theBeyer, Peacock and Company locomotive manufacturing firm.
* "Blenkensop" (1865 - 1892):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, this locomotive was named afterJohn Blenkinsop , a mining engineer and pioneer of railway locomotives.
* "Bury" (1865 - 1877):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company. This locomotive was named after Edward Bury ofBury, Curtis, and Kennedy .
* "Cerberus" (1866 - 1877):This locomotive was built at Swindon. Cerebus was a character inGreek mythology and the name had previously been carried by a Fire Fly Class locomotive.
* "Dewrance" (1865 - 1892):Built by the Slaughter, Grüning and Company, it was named after John Dewrance, an early railway engineer.
* "Fenton" (1865 - 1892):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company. This locomotive was named after James Fenton ofFenton, Murray and Jackson .
* "Foster" (1865 - 1876):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, it was probably named after James Foster ofFoster, Rastrick and Company .
* "Gooch" (1865 - 1892):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, this locomotive was named afterDaniel Gooch , the first locomotive engineer of the Great Western Railway.
* "Hackworth" (1865 - 1892):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, This locomotive was named afterTimothy Hackworth , a famous engineer.
* "Hawk" (1865 - 1892):This locomotive was built at Swindon. Ahawk is a kind of bird of prey; the name was later carried by a Fire Fly Class locomotive.
* "Hawthorn" (1865 - 1876):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, it was named for the founder of R and W Hawthorn and Company
* "Hedley" (1865 - 1877):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, it was probably named afterWilliam Hedley , one of the pioneers of the steam locomotive.
* "John Gray" (1865 - 1876):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, named after John Gray, the engineer of theLondon and Brighton Railway .
* "Melling" (1865 - 1877):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, it was probably named after Richard Melling, a canal engineer.
* "Murdoch" (1865 - 1892):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company. This locomotive was named afterWilliam Murdoch .
* "Ostrich" (1865 - 1877):This locomotive was built at Swindon. Anostrich is a large flightless bird; the name had previously been carried by a Fire Fly Class locomotive.
* "Peacock" (1866 - 1875):This locomotive was built by theAvonside Engine Company . This locomotive was named afterRichard Peacock , a founder partner in theBeyer, Peacock and Company locomotive manufacturing firm.
* "Penn" (1866 - 1877):This locomotive was built by the Avonside Engine Company and named after John Penn, who served two terms as a president of theInstitution of Mechanical Engineers .
* "Phlegethon" (1866 - 1887):This locomotive was built at Swindon.Phlegethon was one of the five rivers of the Greek underworld and the name had previously been carried by a Fire Fly Class locomotive.
* "Pollux" (1866 - 1877):This locomotive was built at Swindon. Pollux was the twin of Castor in Greek mythology; the name had previously been carried on a Fire Fly Class locomotive.
* "Roberts" (1865 - 1877):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company. It was named after Richard Roberts ofSharp, Roberts and Company
*"Sharp" (1866 - 1887):This locomotive was built by the Avonside Engine Company, it was named after Thomas Sharp ofSharp Stewart and Company .
* "Slaughter" (1865 - 1892):Built by Slaughter, Grüning and Company, this locomotive was initially named after Edward Slaughter one of its partners, but was soon renamed "Avonside" when the business changed its name to become the Avonside Engine Company.
* "Stewart" (1866 - 1877):This locomotive was built by the Avonside Engine Company, and named after Charles Stewart ofSharp Stewart and Company .
* "Wood" (1866 - 1892):This locomotive was built by the Avonside Engine Company. It was probably named after Frederick Wood, a railway engineer.Tank locomotives
* "Beyer" (1877 - 1887)
* "Bury" (1877 - 1892)
* "Cerberus" (1877 - 1892)
* "Hedley" (1877 - 1892):After withdrawal, "Hedley" was used as a stationary boiler atConwil Quarry from 1893, then was moved toNeath in 1905. It ceased work in 1914 but was not cut up - at Swindon - until 1929.
* "Melling" (1877 - 1892)
* "Ostrich" (1877 - 1892)
* "Penn" (1877 - 1892)
* "Pollux" (1877 - 1892)
* "Roberts" (1877 - 1892)
* "Stewart" (1877 - 1892):This locomotive worked the last broad gauge train on the Falmouth branch on20 May 1892 , in company with "Vulcan".
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