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GWR Caesar Class

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Great Western Railway Caesar Class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerDaniel Gooch
BuilderGreat Western Railway
Build date1851-1852
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0ST
Gauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)
Wheelbase15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway
ClassCaesar
Withdrawn1871-1880
DispositionAll scrapped

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 This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880.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

Build date Retire date Name Notes
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

Great Western Railway locomotives
Swindon
broad gauge
Brunel
(1833–1837)
Gooch
(1837–1864)
J. Armstrong
(1864–1877)
Dean
(1877–1902)
Wolverhampton
standard gauge
J. Armstrong
(1854–1864)
G. Armstrong
(1864–1897)
Swindon
standard gauge
Gooch
(1855–1864)
J. Armstrong
(1864–1877)
Dean
(1877–1902)
Churchward
(1902–1921)
Collett
(1922–1941)
Hawksworth
(1941–1947)
Proposed designs
Absorbed
locomotives
Barry Railway
Rhymney Railway
Taff Vale Railway
Other
Narrow gauge
locomotives
Corris Railway
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Vale of Rheidol Railway
By wheel
arrangement
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