Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives

The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives were five small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.

Broad gauge

B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Pearson Builder Bristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 6 in (1,070 mm) Wheelbase 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) Cylinder size 14 in × 18 in (360 mm × 460 mm)

Two small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

• 91 (1872 – 1880) GWR No. 2094
• 92 (1874 – 1881) GWR No. 2095

These were the smallest locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway and were unique among broad gauge locomotives in having outside cylinders.

Standard gauge

B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Pearson Builder Bristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 0 in (1,220 mm) Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in (2.74 m) Cylinder size 14 in × 18 in (360 mm × 460 mm)

Three small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. ^[1]

• 93 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1378
• 94 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1379
• 95 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1380

References

1. Reed 1956, p. C64.

• Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN   0-901115-32-0. OCLC   650490992.
• Reed, P. J. T. (December 1956). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part three: Absorbed Engines, 1854-1921. RCTS. ISBN   0-901115-33-9. OCLC   12654357.
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge . Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   0-7110-2634-3.