GWR Sharp, Roberts locomotives

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GWR Lion, Atlas and Eagle
Sharp, Roberts & Co. 'Eagle', drawing by E.T. Lane, 1849.jpg
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Builder Sharp, Roberts & Co.
Serial numberR, S, and T
Build date1838
Total produced3
Rebuild date1844
Number rebuilt2 (Atlas and Eagle)
Specifications
Configuration:
   Whyte 2-2-2
2-2-2T (after rebuild)
Gauge 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm)
Leading dia. 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 0 in (1,829 mm)
Trailing dia. 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Wheelbase 13 ft 10 in (4.22 m)
Cylinder size 14 in × 15 in (356 mm × 381 mm)
14-by-18-inch (356 mm × 457 mm) or 15-by-18-inch (381 mm × 457 mm) (after rebuild)
Career
Operators Great Western Railway
Number in class3
Withdrawn1847-1872
DispositionUnknown, probably scrapped

The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included three 2-2-2 Sharp, Roberts locomotives. They were built by Sharp, Roberts and Company and the most successful of the early designs, two lasting until the 1870s.

The original 14-by-15-inch (356 mm × 381 mm) cylinders were replaced from 1844 by larger 14-by-18-inch (356 mm × 457 mm) or 15-by-18-inch (381 mm × 457 mm) ones.

Locomotives

This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860. After it was withdrawn it was sold to a Mr Glasbrook in Swansea.
This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860.

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