Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Manufacturer Type Quantity CAM Nos GWR Nos Notes
Nasmyth , Wilson & Co 0-4-4T 6 3 , 5 , 7-9 , 23 10 , 11 , 15 , 19-21 Aston
Hunslet Engine Company 0-6-0T 1 24 819 ex- Lambourn Valley Railway , withdrawn 1946
Chapman and Furneaux 0-6-0T 2 26 , 35 820-821 ex- Lambourn Valley Railway , withdrawn 1930/32
Manning Wardle 0-6-0ST 1 30 824 ex- Mawddwy Railway
Robert Stephenson & Co 0-6-0 5 89-93 887-892 Jones , built 1903
Beyer , Peacock & Co 0-6-0 5 38 , 99-102 864 , 892-896 Jones , built 1908
Beyer , Peacock & Co 0-6-0 5 15 , 29 , 41 , 42 , 54 844 , 849 , 855 , 873 , 887 Jones , built 1918-19
Neilson & Co 0-6-0 5 73-77 875-876 , 878-880 Aston , built 1894
Vulcan Foundry 0-6-0 3 78-80 881-883 Aston , built 1895
Neilson , Reid & Co 0-6-0 2 87-88 884-885 Aston , built 1899
Sharp , Stewart & Co 0-6-0 9 4 , 14 , 40 , 45-46 , 48-49 , 51-52 897-901 , 908-911 22 built
Robert Stephenson & Co 4-4-0 4 94 , 96-98 1014 , 1029 , 1035 , 1043 5 built
CAM , Oswestry Works 4-4-0 2 11 , 19 1068 , 1082
Sharp , Stewart & Co 4-4-0 17 81 , 32 , 47 , 61-72 , 83-84 1084-1086 , 1088 , 1090-1091 , 1093 , 1096-1097 , 1100-1107 1106 renumbered 1110 in 1926
Robert Stephenson & Co 4-4-0 2 85-86 1108-1109 1106 renumbered 1110 in 1926
Sharp , Stewart & Co 4-4-0 6 50 , 60 , 16-17 , 20-21 1110 , 1112 , 1115-1118
Beyer , Peacock & Co 4-4-0T 6 34 , 36 , 2 , 12 , 33 , 37 1113-1114 , 1129-1132 ex- Metropolitan Railway A Class ; 34 & 36 had been rebuilt as 4-4-0 in 1915-16
Sharp , Stewart & Co 2-4-0T 5 44 , 56-59 1190-1192 , 1196-1197
2-4-0 2 10 , 1 1328-1329 ex-GWR 2-4-0
Sharp , Stewart & Co 2-4-0 4 41 , 43 , 53 , 55 1330-1333
Locomotives of amalgamated companies ( 1920 - 1924 ) -- Cambrian Railways
94 standard gauge locomotives acquired on 1 January 1922 given random numbers in various series..
The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway (GWR) were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several different broad gauge types for the growing railway, such as the Firefly and later Iron Duke Class 2-2-2s. In 1864 Gooch was succeeded by Joseph Armstrong who brought his standard gauge experience to the workshops at Swindon. To replace some of the earlier locomotives, he put broad gauge wheels on his standard gauge locomotives and from this time on all locomotives were given numbers, including the broad gauge ones that had previously carried just names. Joseph Armstrong's early death in 1877 meant that the next phase of motive power design was the responsibility of William Dean, his assistant and successor. Dean went on to develop express 4-4-0 types, but the familiar 4-6-0s of later years were initially introduced by the next engineer, George Jackson Churchward. He was also responsible for the introduction of self-propelled Steam Rail Motors for suburban and light branch line passenger trains. Next came Charles Collett in 1921; he standardised the many types of locomotives then in service, producing the iconic Castle and Kings. He also introduced diesel power in the form of streamlined rail cars in 1934. The final engineer was Frederick Hawksworth who took control in 1941 and produced GWR-design locomotives until after nationalisation in 1948. The GWR expanded rapidly from 1854 by amalgamating with other railways. In 1876 most of the remaining broad gauge companies became a part of the GWR.