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G. Wray Gill
George Wray Gill, Sr. (1907 - 4 October, 1972) was an American lawyer born in Crowley, Louisiana. He graduated Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans in June 1927. He became a prominent attorney in that city as part of the firm Gill, Bernstein, Schreiber and Gill in Room 1707 of the Pere* Ma..
GWR
GWR is a TLA that can mean: Great Western Railway of Canada (AAR reporting mark GWR)Great Western Railway of the United KingdomGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway — a heritage railway that has taken the initials of the GWR.GWR Group, who until early 2005 own several radio stations, including..
Gwrang
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GWR 1000 Class
The Great Western Railway 1000 Class or County Class was a class of steam locomotive. 30 were built between 1945 and 1947, but none has survived. These Engines were the result of a development project by the Chief Mechanical Engineer Frederick W. Hawksworth. He was working on a design for a new..
GWR 111 The Great Bear
The Great Bear, number 111, was a locomotive of the Great Western Railway. It was the first 4-6-2 "Pacific" locomotive in the United Kingdom, and the only of that type ever built by the GWR, who subsequently persisted with the tried and true 4-6-0 locomotive type. In 1924 it was rebuilt as a Castl..
GWR 1361 Class
1364 at Plymouth Dock 1948. Note the dent in the cylinder! 1363 in the engine shed at Didcot The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1361 Class is a class of 0-6-0 saddle tank steam locomotive. Five, nos 1361 - 1365 were built in 1910 and one, 1363 has survived to preservation at the Didcot R..
GWR 1366 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1366 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive built in 1934. They were developed from the 1361 Class but differed by including a pannier tank rather than a side tank, Belpaire firebox, Stephenson valve gear, etc. They were designed to replace the 1392..
GWR 1400 Class
1466, one of the four preserved 1400 Class 0-4-2T GWR 1466 The Great Western Railway 1400 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for brancline passenger work, originally classified as the 4800 Class. The later 5800 Class were very similar. The defining feature between the two cl..
GWR 1500 Class
1501 is the only survivor from a class of ten. They were the only GWR pannier tank engine with outside cylinders and Walschaert valve gear. 1501 survived to preservation because it was sold to the National Coal Board. Here it is has been returned to NCB livery. The Great Western Railwa..
GWR 1600 Class
1638 is the only preserved member of its class The Great Western Railway (GWR) 1600 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. Depiste being a GWR design, all 70 were built by the Western Region of British Railways. One, 1638, survives. They were based on the 2021 Class of 190..
GWR 2221 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2221 Class or County Tank was a class of 4-4-2T steam locomotive, effectively a tank engine version of the 3800 "County" Class. Thirty were built between 1905 and 1912 to replace the 3600 "Birdcage" Class. None has survived. External links http://www.greatwestern.o..
GWR 2251 Class
3211 at Southampton Terminus 1949. The first of the class, 2251 at Morfa Mawddach, 3 August 1961. 3214 at Dovey Junction on 10 August 1961. 2261 at Highbridge Crossing. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2251 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for medium-powered freig..
GWR 2301 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2301 Class or Dean Goods Class is a class of steam locomotive. 280 of these locomotives were built from 1883-1899 to a design of William Dean. They were numbered 2301-2580. One locomotive, no. 2516 (built 1897), survived into preservation. It is currently a stati..
GWR 2600 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2600 Class or Aberdare Class was a class of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built between 1900 and 1907. They were a freight version of the 3300 and 4120 classes designed for hauling coal trains between Aberdare and Swindon. They were withdrawn by 1934. Some were reprieved d..
GWR 2800 Class
2818 at National Railway Museum, York with the Mallard in the background The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2800 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight work. They were the first 2-8-0 class in Great Britain. Designed by G.J. Churchward, the prototype, originally number..
GWR 2800 Class 2807
Great Western Railway (GWR) No. 2807 is one of the survivors of the 2800 Class of 2-8-0 steam locomotives (also known as the 28XX class). No. 2807 is the oldest survivor of the classthe oldest survivor of G.J. Churchward's standard locomotivesthe oldest locomotive built by the Great Western Railw..
GWR 2884 Class
Preserved 3822 The Great Western Railway (GWR) 2884 Class is a class of steam locomotive designed for heavy freight work. They were a development of the ealier 2800 Class. External links http://www.gwr2807.fsnet.co.uk/a199806.htm[GWR 3862] under restoration at Northampton & Lamport..
GWR 2900 Class
The Great Western Railway Saint Class 4-6-0 steam locomotives for passenger train work. Number 2925 Saint Martin was later rebuilt as the prototype Hall Class locomotive, and renumbered 4900. Because no Saint's survived into preservation, the Great Western Society at Didcot is currently reverting M..
GWR 3000 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3000 Class is a class of 2-8-0 steam locomotive. See Also GCR Class 8K External links [More information] Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Broad gauge locomotives Gooch: Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Caliph - Firefly - Iron Duk..
GWR 3100 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3100 Class is a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive. External links [More information] Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Broad gauge locomotives Gooch: Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Caesar - Caliph - Firefly - Iron Duke - Leo - Met..
GWR 3150 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3150 Class is a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive. Subclass of the large prairies. External links [link][More information] Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Broad gauge locomotives Gooch: Ariadne - Banking - Bogie - Ca..
GWR 3200 Class
Preserved Earl of Berkeley in bits. The Great Western Railway Earl Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives for passenger train work. The nickname for this class was Dukedog since the locomotives were composed of former Duke Class boilers on Bulldog Class frames. The first, prototype conversion retained ..
GWR 3252 Class
The Great Western Railway Duke Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives for passenger train work. Twenty locomotives were later rebuilt as Bulldog Class locomotives. A further thirty locos were later rebuilt as Earl Class locomotives; the prototype (number 3265) was not renumbered, but the others took numbers ..
GWR 3300 Class
The Bulldog and Bird were classes of 4-4-0 steam locomotives used for passenger services on the Great Western Railway. These two classes were broadly similar, so are treated together here. Twenty locomotives were rebuilt from Duke Class locomotives; the rest were built new. Thirty locos were later r..
GWR 3600 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 3600 Class was a class of 2-4-2T side tank steam locomotive. They gained the nickname "Birdcage" due to their spacious cab. External links http://www.greatwestern.org.uk/m_in_242.htm Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Broad gauge locomotives Gooch: ..
GWR 3700 Class
The Great Western Railway 3700 Class, or City Class, locomotives were a series of twenty 4-4-0 steam locomotives, designed for hauling express passenger trains. Ten of these locomotives were rebuilt from Atbara Class engines, the first (number 3405) being converted in September 1902 and the rest ..
GWR 3700 Class 3440 City of Truro
Great Western Railway City Class 4-4-0 locomotive number 3440 City Of Truro was designed by George Jackson Churchward and built at the GWR Swindon Works in 1903. (It was renumbered 3717 in 1912). It was reputedly the first steam locomotive in Europe to travel in excess of 100 mph (160 km/h), reachi..
GWR 3800 Class
The Great Western Railway County Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class were subject to the 1912 renumbering of GWR 4-4-0 locomotives, which saw the Bulldog class gathered together in the series 3300-3455, and other types renumbered out of that series. The County Class to..
GWR 4000 Class
4003 Lode Star on the turntable at the National Railway Museum 11 September 2005. A view of the front end of 4003 Lode Star. A Star class locomotive was a particular type of steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway. The prototype was an experimental locomotive, North Star (origina..
GWR 4000 Class 4003 Lode Star
Lode Star is the only remaining GWR Star class locomotive remaining. It is preserved at the National Railway Museum, York, UK. It was built in 1907 and was one of the first locomotives in its class to be built. Lode Star suvived into the British Railways era, and was finally withdrawn in 1951. A..
GWR 4073 Class
5034 Corfe Castle fresh from Swindon Works, 1954. Earl Bathurst Earl Bathurst on a railtour GWR Caerphilly Castle The Castle class locomotives were a group of 4-6-0 steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway. They were originally designed by the railway's Chief Mechanical..
GWR 4073 Class 4073 Caerphilly Castle
4073 Caerphilly Castle (4073 is also the Class number) locomotive was built in August 1923. Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common. Its August 1950 shed allocation was Bath Road, Bristol. Its last shed allocation was Cardiff Canton in March 1959. It was withdrawn in May 1960 and is now preserv..
GWR 4073 Class 4079 Pendennis Castle
In the engine shed Pendennis Castle undergoing restoration at Didcot Pendennis Castle is a GWR 4073 Class locomotive, preserved at the Didcot Railway Centre. The locomotive became famous in 1925 when GWR lent the locomotive to the LNER as part of trials against the LNER's then new A3 P..
GWR 4073 Class 5029 Nunney Castle
5029 Nunney Castle is a GWR 4073 Class locomotive built in May 1934. It was withdrawn in December 1963 and sent to Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry, South Wales[link]in May 1964. It was sold to the Great Western Society and rescued from Woodham's in May 1976. Seen pulling "The Elgar Explo..
GWR 4073 Class 5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
Originally built as Banbury Castle in March 1936. Its first shed allocation was Old Oak Common. It was renamed Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in September 1937. From August 1950 until March 1959 its shed allocation was Old Oak Common. It had a double chimney and 4 row superheater fitted in October 1958. It ..
GWR 4073 Class 5051 Drysllwyn Castle
Originally built as Drysllwyn Castle in May 1936. Its first shed allocation was Swansea Landore. Renamed Earl Bathurst in August 1937; the name coming from a de-named GWR Dukedog Class. It was moved to Neath shed in April 1961 before its final move to Llanelly in February 1963. It was withdrawn..
GWR 4073 Class 5051 Earl Bathurst
right GWR 5051 Earl Bathurst Earl Bathurst is a Castle class locomotive. It still works, and is run by the Didcot Railway Centre. It was originally built as Drysllwyn Castle in May 1936. Its first shed allocation was Swansea Landore. It was Renamed Earl Bathurst in August 1937; the n..
GWR 4073 Class 5080 Defiant
Originally built as Ogmore Castle (although 5056, 7007 and 7035 are also appear to be named Ogmore Castle - 5080 is the preseved one - still trying to sort this one out - help?) in May 1939 and renamed Defiant in January 1941. Its first shed allocation Old Oak Common. In August 1950 its shed alloca..
GWR 4073 Class 7027 Thornbury Castle
7027 Thornbury Castle was built in August 1949. Its first shed allocation was Plymouth Laira. Its March 1959 shed allocation was Old Oak Common. Its last shed allocation was Reading. It was withdrawn in December 1963 and arrived at Woodham's, Barry in May 1964. It was sold to the Birmingham Railway ..
GWR 4073 Class 7029 Clun Castle
7029 Clun Castle was built in May 1950. Its first shed allocation was Newton Abbot. It had a double chimney and a 4 row superheater fitted in October 1959. Its last shed allocation was Gloucester in May 1965. It was the last official steam train out of Paddington on the 11th of June 1965. It wa..
GWR 4100 Class
Atbara class engine No. 3373 Atbara The Great Western Railway Badminton, Atbara and Flower Class express passenger 4-4-0 steam locomotives. These three types were later standardised and treated as a single class, so are listed together here. This class were subject to the 1912 renumbering of ..
GWR 4200 Class
Preserved 4200 Class no. 4247 on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4200 Class is a class of 2-8-0T steam locomotives. They were designed for short-haul coal trips from coal mines to ports in South Wales. The later 5205 Class were very similar. Five ha..
GWR 4300 Class
6381 at Southampton Terminus 1949. 6336 at Towyn, 25 July 1961. 6378 at Dovey Junction on 10 August 1962 witha Barmouth line service. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4300 Class is a class of 2-6-0 (mogul) steam locomotive. Overview The class was introduced in 1911. 342 were buil..
GWR 4400 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4400 Class was a class of 2-6-2T side tank steam locomotive. They were introduced in 1904 for work on small branch lines. External links [More information] Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Broad gauge locomotives Gooch: Ariadne - Banking..
GWR 4500 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4500 Class or Small Prairie is a class of steam locomotive. They are 2-6-2T type. A total of 75 were built; 55 were built in 4 batches between 1906 and 1915. A 5th batch of 20 locos was built in 1924, during Collett's tenure at Swindon. The first 2 batches were ori..
GWR 4575 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4575 Class is a class of steam locomotive. They are 2-6-2T small prairie type based on the 4500 Class but with larger side tanks. No less than 11 of these tank engines survived, 4588, 5521, 5526, 5532, 5538, 5539, 5541, 5542, 5552, 5553 and 5572. 5553 was the ..
GWR 4700 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 4700 Class was a class of nine 2-8-0 steam locomotives, numbered 4700 through 4708. They were the final locomotives designed by George Jackson Churchward and were introduced in 1919–1921 for fast goods work. Although built for freight, the class sometimes hauled pa..
GWR 4900 Class
The Great Western Railway 4900 Class or Hall Class is a class of 4-6-0 mixed traffic steam locomotives designed by Charles Collett. Contents 1 Overview2 Preservation3 References4 External links Overview The prototype, 4900 was rebuilt from GWR Saint Class 2925 Saint Mart..
GWR 4900 Class 4920 Dumbleton Hall
Dumbleton Hall is a British Collett-built GWR 4900 Class (Hall Class) 4-6-0 steam locomotive. It is preserved on the South Devon Railway. The engine operates in its Great Western Railway green livery. References [Dumbleton Hall retires] South Devon Railway GWR Hall Class locomotives 49..
GWR 4900 Class 4936 Kinlet Hall
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 4936 Kinlet Hall is a 4-6-0Hall class locomotive, built in June 1929 at Swindon Works. It was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1964 and sold for scrap to Woodham's Scrapyard in Barry. Nearly twenty years later, in 1981, it was saved fo..
GWR 4900 Class 4953 Pitchford Hall
No. 4953 Pitchford Hall was built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon Works in August 1929 for a cost of £4375. The locomotive worked from a wide variety of sheds all over the GWR network until withdrawal by British Railways in May 1963. It covered 1,344,464 miles over that period. Pitchford..
GWR 4900 Class 5900 Hinderton Hall
In the engine shed at Didcot Hinderton Hall is a 4-6-0 GWR 4900 Class locomotive, currently preserved at Didcot Railway Centre. It was designed by Collett in 1928, built at Swindon in 1931 as the 101st of its class. The locomotive spent most of its working life in the West Country. It was wi..
GWR 4900 Class 5952 Cogan Hall
The locomotive Cogan Hall is part of the Cambrian Railway Trust. It is located in Wales. Information No.5952 Type of Bunker-Tender Railway-Cambrian Railway Trust Co.Great Western Railway External links [Cambrian Railway Trust] GWR Hall Class locomotives 4920 Dumbleton Hall &nbs..
GWR 4900 Class 5967 Bickmarsh Hall
The GWR 4900 Class locomotive No. 5967 Bickmarsh Hall is the locomotive before No. 5972 Olton Hall. It is preserved at the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway in Wales GWR Hall Class locomotives 4920 Dumbleton Hall | 4930 Hagley Hall | 4936 Kinlet Hall&..
GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive, no. 5972 "Olton Hall" is a 4-6-0Hall class locomotive, built in 1937 at Swindon Works. The locomotive was saved for preservation from Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry following its withdrawal by British Railways. The locomotive has recently become famous a..
GWR 5101 Class
5199 is one of nine 5101 Class locomotives preserved. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5101 Class or Large Prairie is a class of 2-6-2T steam locomotives. They were designed for passenger work and were a development of the earlier 3100 Class. Ten have been preserved, these are 4110, 4115, ..
GWR 5205 Class
Preserved 5224 Another photo of 5224 The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5205 Class is a class of 2-8-0T steam locomotives. They were designed for short-haul coal trips from coal mines to ports in South Wales. They were based on the earlier 4200 Class. Locomotives of the Great West..
GWR 5400 Class
Preserved 6430 The Aberystwyth station pilot, 7428 still lettered GWR 13 years after nationalisation, 1 August 1961. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6400 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive. They were similar to but smaller than the 5700 Class but designed for passen..
GWR 5600 Class
No. 6606 at Swindon in 1963. Preserved 6619 in BR black livery. The Great Western Railway 5600 Class is a class of 0-6-2T steam locomotive. built between 1924 and 1928. They were withdrawn between 1962 and 1965. Several ended up in Woodham's Scrapyard in Barry, and eight of the nine ..
GWR 5700 Class
9729 at Highbridge Yard after the Western Rgeion had taken over the S&D. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5700 Class is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive, built between 1929 and 1950. 863 were built, making them the 2nd most produced British class of steam locomotive. Contents ..
GWR 5800 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5800 Class was a class of 0-4-2T side tank steam locomotive. These were introduced in 1933 for light branch work. External links [More information] Locomotives of the Great Western Railway Broad gauge locomotives Gooch: Ariadne - Banking - Bogie..
GWR 6000 Class
6000 King George V at Swindon having just hauled the last King-hauled train from Wolverhampton and Birmingham Snow Hill (1967?). Note the bell which was given to the engine when it toured America. This engine is now preserved. 6026 King John outside Swindon shed 1954. 6029 King Edwa..
GWR 6000 Class 6000 King George V
Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class 6000 King George V is a preserved steam locomotive. The locomotive was the first of the King Class, and was built in June 1927. It was shipped to the USA in August 1927 to feature in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's centenary celebrations. During th..
GWR 6000 Class 6023 King Edward II
Great Western Railway (GWR) 6000 Class 6023 King Edward II is a preserved steam locomotive. The locomotive was built at GWR's Swindon works in the June 1930. For most of its working life it was allocated to Newton Abbott and Laira (Plymouth). It was withdrawn from Cardiff in June 1962, and was se..
GWR 6000 Class 6024 King Edward I
Sound [info] [play] [Media helphelp] 6024 King Edward I climbing Goodrington Bank with a mainline special. Note the 4-beats-per-revolution of its four cylinders Sound [info] [play] [Media helphelp] 6024 King Edward I cl..
GWR 6100 Class
The GWR 6100 Class is a class of prairie tank locomotives, designed by Charles Collett, and of the 2-6-2T arrangement. They were introduced in 1931 and were a development of the earlier 5101 Class with increased boiler pressure for commuter services in the London area. One, 6106, has survived ..
GWR 6800 Class
6833 Calcot Grange at Bristol Temple Meads in British Railways green livery. 6852 Headborne Grange at Bristol Temple Meads in 1960. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6800 Class or Grange Class was a class of steam locomotive. 80 were built. The Granges were an attempt to rebuild the 4..
GWR 6800 Class 6831 Bearley Grange
Bearley Grange 6831 is a type of locomotive, one of the GWR 6800 Class. It was used in the United Kingdom on a line between Chester and Shrewsbury and also Gresford bank. The shed allocation of this engine is in dispute and could possibly either be Oxley or perhaps Chester. The Granges were usually ..
GWR 6959 Class
7903 Foremarke Hall at Bewdley on the Severn Valley Railway on 25 September 2005. The Great Western Railway (GWR) 6959 Class or Modified Hall Class is a class of steam locomotive. They were a development of the earlier Hall Class by Frederick Hawksworth. The most obvious visual difference is..
GWR 6959 Class 6984 Owsden Hall
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive, no. 6984 "Owsden Hall" is a 4-6-0Modifield Hall class locomotive, built in February 1948 at Swindon Works. It was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1966 and sold for scrap to Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry. In 1986 it was saved for preservatio..
GWR 6959 Class 6998 Burton Agnes Hall
Burton Agnes Hall is a GWR 6959 Class, also known as Modified Hall Class Great Western Railway steam train. Despite GWR no longer existing after the nationalisation of the railways in 1948 to form British Rail, Burton Agnes Hall was built to GWR specifications at Swindon in January 1949. Initial..
GWR 6959 Class 7903 Foremarke Hall
Great Western Railway Modifield Hall Class, 7903 Foremarke Hall is a preserved British steam locomotive, built in 1949 at Swindon Works. It was withdrawn from service with British Railways in 1964 and sold for scrap to Woodhams' Scrapyard in Barry. Nearly twenty years later, in 1981, it was saved..
GWR 7200 Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) 7200 Class is a class of 2-8-2T steam locomotive. They were the largest tank engines to run in Great Britain. Three have been preserved, these being nos 7200, 7202 and 7229. Originally the 4200 Class and 5205 2-8-0T were introduced for short-haul Welsh coal traffic..
GWR 7800 Class
7803 Barcote Manor at Dovey Junction on the Up Cambrian Coast Express, 1 August 1961. The Manors were associated with the Cambrian Line and its famous express. 7812 Erlesoke Manor on the Down Cambrian Coast Express to Aberystwyth at Machynlleth on 6 August 1965. Cookham Manor Th..
GWR 7800 Class 7808 Cookham Manor
Cookham Manor is a Great Western Railway locomotive. It was obtained directly for preservation from British Railways when it was purchased by a member of the Great Western Society in 1965. It was said to be considered highly by the crews that operated her. Unusually, the locomotive was fitted wit..
GWR 7800 Class 7821 Ditcheat Manor
Great Western Railway 7800 Class No. 7821 Ditcheat Manor is a preserved British steam locomotive. The second of the last batch of 10 engines of her thirty-strong class, she was actually built by British Railways in 1950. Like most of her class of lightweight 4-6-0s, she was allocated to lines ..
GWR 7800 Class 7822 Foxcote Manor
The Great Western Railway steam locomotive no. 7822 Foxcote Manor is a 4-6-0 Manor Class locomotive, built in 1950 at Swindon Works. It was part of a post-war batch of 10 locomotives, which followed on from 20 earlier locomotived built in 1938. The locomotive was originally allocated to Oswestry ..
GWR 9400 Class
9466 is one of two preserved members of the 210-strong class. Its Great Western livery is inauthentic as it was one of those built for British Railways after nationalisation. The first of the class 9400 is preserved as a static exhibit in Swindon and is part of the national collection. ..
GWR Ariadne Class
The Great Western Railway Ariadne Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between May 1852 and January 1854, and withdrawn between January 1871 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. List of Locomotives The list is in chronolo..
GWR Autocoach
The GWR Autocoach was a type of coach used by the Great Western Railway. Used on branch lines, the autocoach featured a cab at the end allowing the driver to control the train without needing to be located in the cab of the steam locomotive. ..
GWR Banking Class
The Great Western Railway Banking Class 0-6-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives for banking trains up inclines in the West of England. Avalanche was introduced in February 1846, the next two in October 1852 and the final two in September/October 1854. Juno was sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1..
GWR Bogie Class
The Great Western Railway Bogie Class 4-4-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. The first two locomotives of this class were introduced into service in August/September 1849, with the remainder following between June 1854 and March 1855. All were withdrawn between October 1871 ..
GWR Caesar Class
The Great Western Railway Caesar Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880. List of Locomotives The list is in chronological order according to the date ea..
GWR Caliph Class
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Great Western Railway Caliph Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives were designed for goods train work. T..
GWR County Class
GWR County Class may refer to the Great Western Railway County Class 4-4-0 steam locomotives: GWR 3800 Class ("Churchward County")GWR 1000 Class ("Hawksworth County") redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
GWR Dean Single
The Dean Single class was a type of steam locomotive built by the Great Western Railway between 1891and 1899. They were designed by William Dean for passenger work. The first eight members of the class (numbers 3021-3028) were built as convertible broad gauge 2-2-2 locomotives, being converted to s..
GWR diesel shunters
The Great Western Railway purchased two diesel shunters, and ordered a further seven immediately prior to Nationalisation, which were delivered to British Rail in 1948-49. The two shunters used by the GWR were numbered 1 and 2, while a series commencing at 501 was planned for the new locomotives ord..
GWR Firefly Class
GWR Firefly replica at Didcot Railway Centre The Firefly was a class of broad gauge 2-2-2 steam locomotives used for passenger services on the Great Western Railway. The class was introduced into service between March 1840 and December 1842, and withdrawn between December 1863 and July 1879. ..
GWR FM
GWR FM refers to three radio stations in the south west of England. GWR FM BristolGWR FM BathGWR FM (Swindon) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direc..
GWR FM (Bristol & Bath)
Contents 1 Overview2 History3 Closure of Radio West4 Split services5 The Mix Network6 Current programmes broadcast on GWR FM7 Slogans8 What GWR stands for9 The GWR Group10 Past and Previous Management11 Premises12 References13 Exte..
GWR FM (Swindon)
redirect [[Template:Infobox Radio station]] Contents 1 Overview2 History3 Wiltshire Radio into GWR4 Split services5 The Mix Network6 Current programmes broadcast on GWR FM7 Slogans8 What GWR stands for9 The GWR Group9.1 Past and Current Management1..
GWR Hawthorn Class
The Great Western Railway Hawthorn Class were 2-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between April 1865 and February 1866, and withdrawn between March 1876 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. After withdrawal, Hedley was sold ..
GWR Iron Duke Class
Iron Duke class engines waiting scrapping The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work. The prototype locomotive, Great Western, was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but soon converted to 4-2-2 arrangement. The remaind..
GWR Leo Class
The Great Western Railway Leo Class 2-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between January 1841 and July 1842, and withdrawn between September 1864 and June 1874. List of locomotives The list is in chronological order according to the date ..
GWR locomotive numbering and classification
The GWR was the longest-lived of the pre-nationalisation railway companies in Britain, surviving the 'Grouping' of the railways in 1923 almost unchanged. As a result, the history of its numbering and classification of locomotives is relatively complicated. This page explains the principal systems th..
GWR Metropolitan Class
The Great Western Railway Metropolitan Class 2-4-0T broad gauge steam locomotives with condensing apparatus for working trains on the Metropolitan Railway. This equipment was later removed, though the class continued to work suburban trains on GWR lines in London. This class was introduced into serv..
GWR No. 1340 Trojan
The Great Western Railway (GWR) No. 1340 Trojan is a class of 0-4-0ST steam locomotive, built by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol, England. Preservation Trojan is preserved at the Didcot Railway Centre. In fiction Trojan forms the basis of Percy the Small Engine from Thomas the Tank Eng..
GWR No. 2194/5 Kidwelly
The Great Western Railway (GWR) No. 2194/5 Kidwelly is a class of 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, built by the Avonside Engine Company Kidwelly is only in Agenoria Models. In fiction Only Kidwelly's bunker was another basis for Percy the Small Engine from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, who is ba..
GWR Premier Class
The Great Western Railway Premier Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between February 1846 and May 1847, and withdrawn between March 1866 and June 1872. List of Locomotives The list is in chronological order according to the date e..
GWR Prince Class
The Great Western Railway Prince Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between August 1846 and March 1847, and withdrawn between January and September 1870. List of Locomotives The list is in chronological order according to the d..
GWR Pyracmon Class
The Great Western Railway Pyracmon Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between November 1847 and April 1848, and withdrawn between August 1871 and December 1873. Bacchus was added to the class in May 1849 (and withdrawn in November 1..
GWR railcars
Preserved AEC railcar no 22 The interior of railcar 22 The cab of railcar 22 In 1933, the Great Western Railway introduced the first of what was to become a very successful series of railcars, which survived in regular use into the 1960s, when they were replaced with the new Briti..
GWR Sir Watkin Class
The Great Western Railway Sir Watkin Class were 0-6-0T broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between December 1865 and September 1866, and withdrawn between June 1887 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. They were all named after direct..
GWR Star Class
This is about the broad gauge locomotives — for the later standard gauge 4-6-0s see GWR 4000 Class The Great Western Railway Star Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between November 1838 and November 1841, and withdrawn be..
GWR Sun Class
The Great Western Railway Sun Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between April 1840 and January 1842, and withdrawn between January 1864 and June 1879. List of locomotives Locomotives are listed in chronological order according..
GWR Swindon Class
The Great Western Railway Swindon Class 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives 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 ..
GWR Victoria Class
The Great Western Railway Victoria Class were 2-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between August and November 1856 (first batch - eight locomotives) and between May 1863 and May 1864 (second batch - ten locomotives). They were all with..
GWR Waverley Class
The Great Western Railway Waverley Class were 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between February and June 1855, and withdrawn between February 1872 and November 1876. List of Locomotives The list is in chronological order according ..
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