Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives

The seven Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2WT locomotives were small 2-2-2 well tank locomotives designed by James Pearson for working branch lines such as those to Tiverton and Clevedon, as well as acting as pilot locomotives at Bristol.[1] The first was delivered in 1851, and the last withdrawn in 1880.

Bristol & Exeter Railway 2-2-2WT
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerJames Pearson
Builder
Build date1851 (5), 1859 (2)
Total produced7
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-2-2WT
 • UIC1A1 n2
Gauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Leading dia.3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Driver dia.5 ft 6 in (1.676 m)
Trailing dia.3 ft 6 in (1.067 m)
Wheelbase14 ft 6 in (4.420 m) equally divided
Water cap
  • 30–34: 480 imperial gallons (2,200 l; 580 US gal)
  • 57–58: 550 imperial gallons (2,500 l; 660 US gal)
Boiler:
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 • Diameter
  • 30–34: 3 ft 1 in (0.940 m)
  • 57–58: 3 ft 7 in (1.092 m)
 • Tube plates
  • 30–34: 9 ft 6 in (2.896 m)
  • 57–58: 9 ft 0 in (2.743 m)
 • Small tubes1 3⁄4 in (44 mm), 30–34: 131 off; 57–58: 179 off
CylindersTwo, inside
Cylinder size
  • 30–34: 12 1⁄2 in × 18 in (318 mm × 457 mm)
  • 57–58: 14 1⁄2 in × 18 in (368 mm × 457 mm)
Career
OperatorsBristol and Exeter Railway
Great Western Railway
NumbersB&ER: 30–34, 57, 58
GWR: 2054–2057
Withdrawn1875–1880
DispositionAll scrapped

On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the surviving locomotives were given new numbers.

  • R. B. Longridge and Company
  • 30 (1851 – 1876)
  • 31 (1851 – 1877) GWR No. 2054
  • E. B. Wilson and Company
  • 32 (1851 – 1878) GWR No. 2055
  • 33 (1851 – 1876)
  • 34 (1851 – 1875)
  • Rothwell and Company (14½ inch cylinders)
  • 57 (1859 – 1877) GWR No. 2056
  • 58 (1859 – 1880) GWR No. 2057

References
  • 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.
  • Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  1. Reed 1953, p. B33.
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