GWR Ariadne Class

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GWR Gooch Standard Goods
GWR Ariadne Class and Caliph Class
Nemesis
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerDaniel Gooch
BuilderSwindon Works, Great Western Railway
Build date1852-1863
Total produced102
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte0-6-0
Gauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Wheelbase16 ft 2+1⁄2 in (4.94 m)
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
Career
OperatorsGreat Western Railway
ClassAriadne or Caliph
Withdrawn1871-1883, 1892
DispositionAll scrapped

The Great Western Railway (GWR) Ariadne Class and Caliph Class were broad gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for goods train work by Daniel Gooch and are often referred to as his Standard Goods locomotives.

The class was introduced into service between May 1852 and March 1863, and were built in seven lots at Swindon with a total of 102 locomotives.[1] All were withdrawn between 1871 and 1883 except for Europa, which was extensively rebuilt in 1869 and survived until the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892.

Naming

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Build dateRetire dateNameNotes
18561877Amphion
18521879Ariadne
18571877Avon
18541879Banshee
18571872Boyne
18541874BrutusAfter withdrawal, Brutus was sold to the Bryndu Coal Company.
18541878Caliph
18541877Cambyses
18531871Cato
18541877Ceres
18621878Champion
18611878Chronos
18531871Cicero
18581872Clyde
18531875Coquette
18621880Cossack
18561872Creon
18531874Cupid
18541878Cyprus
18531877Diana
18571880Esk
18631883Aethon
18531892EuropaThis locomotive was extensively rebuilt at Swindon Works in 1869 and was thus the only member of this large class to survive until the end of the broad gauge on 21 May 1892.
18521874Flirt
18541872FloraThis locomotive was sold in 1873 to M. Moxhan and Company.
18581878Forth
18541876Geryon
18521880Giaour
18611877Gladiator
18561879Gyfellion
18611878Hades
18521877Hebe
18531873HecubaAfter it was withdrawn, this locomotive was sold to the Dinas Main Coal Company.
18571883Humber
18541874Iris
18541880Janus
18611876Lagoon
18521875Leander
18631881Leonidas
18551872Liffey
18631880Luna
18561879Magi
18571879Mersey
18551877Metis
18541875Midas
18531877Minerva
18531879Monarch
18531873NelsonAfter withdrawal, Nelson was sold to the Star Patent Fuel Company in Cardiff.
18551877Nemesis
18541881Neptune
18551877Nero
18541877Nimrod
18551873Octavia
18611879Olympus
18611877Orpheus
18541874Orson
18551877Osiris
18561879Palas
18631880Pandora
18561878Panthea
18521878Pearl
18551876Pelops
18611877Pioneer
18621875Plutarch
18551874Plutus
18591875PlymThis locomotive was sold to V J Barton.
18531874Psyche
18621883Regulus
18531879Remus
18551872Rhea
18591877Rhondda
18531877Romulus
18541881Ruby
18541877Salus
18571873Severn
18611878Severus
18611880Sirius
18571880Shannon
18541878Sibyl
18541873Sphinx
18621878Sylla
18611877Talbot
18591880Tamar
18621876Tantalus
18581881Tay
18541877Thames
18621880Theseus
18531871Trafalgar
18571874Tweed
18591877Tyne
18551879Typhon
18531872UlyssesAfter withdrawal, Ulysses was sold to Gorham and Company.
18541879Vesper
18541879Vixen
18611877Warhawk
18611872Warrior
18591879Wear
18531873Wellington
18591879Wye
18631882Xerxes
18551877Zetes
18531874Zina

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Reed 1953, p. B24.
  • Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B24 – B26. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-2634-6.
  • Davies, Ken (April 1993). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part fourteen: Names and their Origins - Railmotor Services - War Service - The Complete Preservation Story. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-75-4. OCLC 59928196.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GWR_Ariadne_Class&oldid=1306211633"

    GWR Gooch Standard Goods
    GWR Ariadne Class and Caliph Class
    Nemesis
    Type and origin
    Power typeSteam
    DesignerDaniel Gooch
    BuilderSwindon Works, Great Western Railway
    Build date1852-1863
    Total produced102
    Specifications
    Configuration:
    		​
     • Whyte0-6-0
    Gauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
    Driver dia.5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
    Wheelbase16 ft 2+1⁄2 in (4.94 m)
    Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
    Career
    OperatorsGreat Western Railway
    ClassAriadne or Caliph
    Withdrawn1871-1883, 1892
    DispositionAll scrapped

    The Great Western Railway (GWR) Ariadne Class and Caliph Class were broad gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for goods train work by Daniel Gooch and are often referred to as his Standard Goods locomotives.

    The class was introduced into service between May 1852 and March 1863, and were built in seven lots at Swindon with a total of 102 locomotives.[1] All were withdrawn between 1871 and 1883 except for Europa, which was extensively rebuilt in 1869 and survived until the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892.

    Naming

    Build dateRetire dateNameNotes
    18561877Amphion
    18521879Ariadne
    18571877Avon
    18541879Banshee
    18571872Boyne
    18541874BrutusAfter withdrawal, Brutus was sold to the Bryndu Coal Company.
    18541878Caliph
    18541877Cambyses
    18531871Cato
    18541877Ceres
    18621878Champion
    18611878Chronos
    18531871Cicero
    18581872Clyde
    18531875Coquette
    18621880Cossack
    18561872Creon
    18531874Cupid
    18541878Cyprus
    18531877Diana
    18571880Esk
    18631883Aethon
    18531892EuropaThis locomotive was extensively rebuilt at Swindon Works in 1869 and was thus the only member of this large class to survive until the end of the broad gauge on 21 May 1892.
    18521874Flirt
    18541872FloraThis locomotive was sold in 1873 to M. Moxhan and Company.
    18581878Forth
    18541876Geryon
    18521880Giaour
    18611877Gladiator
    18561879Gyfellion
    18611878Hades
    18521877Hebe
    18531873HecubaAfter it was withdrawn, this locomotive was sold to the Dinas Main Coal Company.
    18571883Humber
    18541874Iris
    18541880Janus
    18611876Lagoon
    18521875Leander
    18631881Leonidas
    18551872Liffey
    18631880Luna
    18561879Magi
    18571879Mersey
    18551877Metis
    18541875Midas
    18531877Minerva
    18531879Monarch
    18531873NelsonAfter withdrawal, Nelson was sold to the Star Patent Fuel Company in Cardiff.
    18551877Nemesis
    18541881Neptune
    18551877Nero
    18541877Nimrod
    18551873Octavia
    18611879Olympus
    18611877Orpheus
    18541874Orson
    18551877Osiris
    18561879Palas
    18631880Pandora
    18561878Panthea
    18521878Pearl
    18551876Pelops
    18611877Pioneer
    18621875Plutarch
    18551874Plutus
    18591875PlymThis locomotive was sold to V J Barton.
    18531874Psyche
    18621883Regulus
    18531879Remus
    18551872Rhea
    18591877Rhondda
    18531877Romulus
    18541881Ruby
    18541877Salus
    18571873Severn
    18611878Severus
    18611880Sirius
    18571880Shannon
    18541878Sibyl
    18541873Sphinx
    18621878Sylla
    18611877Talbot
    18591880Tamar
    18621876Tantalus
    18581881Tay
    18541877Thames
    18621880Theseus
    18531871Trafalgar
    18571874Tweed
    18591877Tyne
    18551879Typhon
    18531872UlyssesAfter withdrawal, Ulysses was sold to Gorham and Company.
    18541879Vesper
    18541879Vixen
    18611877Warhawk
    18611872Warrior
    18591879Wear
    18531873Wellington
    18591879Wye
    18631882Xerxes
    18551877Zetes
    18531874Zina

    References

    1. ^ Reed 1953, p. B24.
    • Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B24 – B26. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
    • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-2634-6.
    • Davies, Ken (April 1993). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part fourteen: Names and their Origins - Railmotor Services - War Service - The Complete Preservation Story. Lincoln: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-75-4. OCLC 59928196.
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GWR_Ariadne_Class&oldid=1306211633"