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This locomotive was named after the Greek mythological strongman,
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1951:locomotives
1661:locomotives
1579:(1941–1947)
1399:(1922–1941)
1386:Rail motors
1253:(1902–1921)
1240:Crane tanks
1098:(1877–1902)
1070:439 Bicycle
1025:(1864–1877)
955:(1855–1864)
863:(1864–1897)
828:(1854–1864)
776:(1877–1902)
731:(1864–1877)
636:(1837–1864)
591:(1833–1837)
579:broad gauge
311:Locomotives
281:broad gauge
58:August 2014
50:introducing
2122:Categories
1576:Hawksworth
1250:Churchward
1059:Sir Daniel
1002:157 Sharps
885:322 (tank)
835:7/8/30/110
748:Sir Watkin
414:References
301:Fury Class
279:were four
106:Power type
33:references
1645:Cathedral
1275:President
1267:La France
1234:Badminton
1110:Armstrong
1012:322 Beyer
673:Iron Duke
623:Thunderer
618:Hurricane
250:Operators
210:Wheelbase
1659:Absorbed
1167:Aberdare
1120:69 River
738:Hawthorn
718:Waverley
713:Victoria
698:Pyracmon
668:Hercules
407:Plympton
347:Hercules
337:Hercules
286:for the
265:Hercules
186: in
151:
114:Designer
83:Hercules
2057:General
2043:0-6-0PT
2038:0-4-0ST
1990:822–823
1396:Collett
1216:Bulldog
992:131/310
939:Swindon
758:Swindon
688:Premier
663:Firefly
648:Banking
643:Ariadne
575:Swindon
465:Sources
366:Sampson
356:Sampson
181:⁄
124:Builder
46:improve
2048:0-6-2T
1588:County
1525:Grange
1451:Castle
1332:County
1175:Kruger
1042:56/717
972:77/167
693:Prince
658:Caesar
588:Brunel
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385:Tityos
375:Tityos
328:Goliah
318:Goliah
245:Career
231:stroke
199:Driver
35:, but
2028:wheel
1927:Other
1643:8000
1625:18100
1620:18000
1586:1000
1543:Manor
1541:7800
1523:6800
1505:6000
1467:4900
1449:4073
1343:4000
1330:3800
1322:3700
1306:Saint
1304:2900
1232:4100
1214:3300
1206:3252
1173:2602
1165:2600
952:Gooch
743:Rover
653:Bogie
633:Gooch
292:0-6-0
261:Class
170:Gauge
163:0-6-0
158:Whyte
109:Steam
2008:1198
1612:9400
1606:Hall
1599:1600
1594:1500
1549:8100
1536:7400
1531:7200
1518:6400
1513:6100
1507:King
1500:5800
1495:5700
1490:5600
1485:5400
1480:5205
1475:5101
1469:Hall
1457:4575
1443:Earl
1436:3100
1426:2884
1421:2251
1416:1366
1411:1101
1376:4700
1371:4600
1366:4500
1361:4400
1356:4300
1351:4200
1345:Star
1338:3901
1324:City
1317:3150
1299:2800
1289:1361
1281:111
1273:103
1265:102
1227:3600
1222:3521
1208:Duke
1201:3232
1196:3206
1191:3201
1181:2721
1160:2361
1155:2301
1150:2201
1145:2021
1140:1854
1135:1813
1130:1661
1095:Dean
1085:1076
1057:378
925:3571
920:1901
915:1016
798:3521
793:3501
788:3001
773:Dean
763:1076
703:Star
523:ISBN
500:ISBN
496:RCTS
477:ISBN
275:The
201:dia.
2026:By
2013:7–9
1260:101
1080:806
1075:481
1052:360
1007:320
910:850
905:655
900:645
895:633
890:517
880:119
875:108
850:302
845:111
708:Sun
678:Leo
405:at
227:dia
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1893:O4
1888:O3
1883:O2
1878:O1
1863:M1
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1755:AP
1687:B1
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967:69
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229:×
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1967:3
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