GWR Caesar Class

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Great Western Railway Caesar Class
GWR Caesar class engine "Hecuba".jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer Daniel Gooch
Builder Great Western Railway
Build date1851-1852
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 0-6-0 ST
Gauge 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)
Wheelbase 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
Cylinder size 17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Career
Operators Great Western Railway
Class Caesar
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 This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880.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 dateRetire dateNameNotes
18511880 Caesar
18511872 Dido
1852(?) ? Druid
18511874 Florence
18511871Hero
18511872Nora CreinaThe name comes from the subject of Thomas Moore's poem Lesbia has a beaming eye
18511874 Thunderer This name had previously been carried by a GWR 0-4-0+6 locomotive in 1838.
18511874 Volcano

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