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South Devon Railway Eagle class

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The locomotives were bought by the SDR on 1 July 1866 after which they were operated as a combined fleet over both the SDR and CR, but they continued to be accounted to their original owner. On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives
136: 1000: 332:(CR) and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required. 1020: 859: 791: 1015: 832: 967: 955: 933: 511: 402: 939: 917: 899: 822: 799: 776: 757: 348: 60: 894: 927: 884: 868: 344: 336: 922: 1010: 852: 1005: 325: 254: 569: 347:. They had slightly smaller wheels but larger tanks containing 1,100 gallons, a 37.5% increase. They were built by 573: 845: 315: 125: 680: 260: 212: 270: 818: 795: 772: 753: 726: 699: 329: 638: 811: 522: 116: 994: 183: 173: 340: 50: 837: 707: 321: 146: 355:
were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too.
643: 734: 194: 451: 374:(Slaughter, Grüning & Co. 591? of 1859); GWR no. 2108; withdrawn 1885 618: 413: 339:
who were contracted to operate the locomotives for both the railways.
489: 909: 876: 546: 470: 312: 122: 788:
The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge
662: 599: 432: 380: 841: 580: 207:
1,100 imp gal (5,000 L; 1,300 US gal)
230: in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm) 786:
Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.).
948: 908: 875: 289: 281: 269: 247: 242: 211: 203: 193: 182: 172: 145: 134: 114: 105: 100: 82: 74: 66: 56: 46: 38: 33: 20: 810: 564:Just two days after the opening of the railway 725:Named after the Greek mythological character' 702:, it had originally been intended to be named 698:Named after the Greek mythological character, 693:(SG 592 of 1865); GWR no. 2120; withdrawn 1892 675:(SG 522 of 1863); GWR no. 2118; withdrawn 1877 656:(SG 368 of 1859); GWR no. 2115; withdrawn 1878 631:(SG 362 of 1859); GWR no. 2111; withdrawn 1885 612:(SG 364 of 1859); GWR no. 2110; withdrawn 1865 593:(SG 363 of 1859); GWR no. 2109; withdrawn 1876 559:(SG 361 of 1859); GWR no. 2107; withdrawn 1877 540:(SG 360 of 1859); GWR no. 2106; withdrawn 1876 502:(SG 559 of 1863); GWR no. 2119; withdrawn 1885 488:Named after the Greek mythological character, 483:(SG 412 of 1860); GWR no. 2117; withdrawn 1892 464:(SG 411 of 1860); GWR no. 2116; withdrawn 1884 445:(SG 367 of 1859); GWR no. 2114; withdrawn 1884 426:(SG 366 of 1859); GWR no. 2113; withdrawn 1883 393:(SG 365 of 1859); GWR no. 2112; withdrawn 1877 343:designed them as a development of his earlier 853: 720:(SG 593 of 1865) GWR no. 2121; withdrawn 1882 8: 579:The locomotive was named after the animal, 412:The locomotive was named after the animal, 860: 846: 838: 729:, it had originally intended to be named 239: 97: 30: 1001:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives 683:was a name shared by many famous Romans. 748:Beck, Keith & Copsey, John (1990). 1021:Railway locomotives introduced in 1859 17: 7: 521:The locomotive was named after the 316: 126: 70:360–368, 411–412, 522, 559, 591–593 752:. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. 512:Launceston and South Devon Railway 403:Launceston and South Devon Railway 199:18 ft 0 in (5.49 m) 189:5 ft 6 in (1.676 m) 178:3 ft 6 in (1.067 m) 14: 469:Named after the powerful animal, 431:Named after the powerful animal, 771:. Salisbury: The Oakwood Press. 750:The Great Western in South Devon 1016:South Devon Railway locomotives 869:South Devon Railway locomotives 661:Named after the strong animal, 598:Named after the strong animal, 617:Named after the swift animal, 545:Named after the bird of prey, 510:hauled the first train on the 450:Named after the swift animal, 401:hauled the first train on the 379:Named after the bird of prey, 349:Slaughter, Grüning and Company 61:Slaughter, Grüning and Company 1: 813:The Great Western Broad Gauge 324:locomotives operated on the 831:Railway company records at 1037: 636:Named after an epic poem, 809:Waters, Laurence (1999). 238: 96: 29: 576:with fatal consequences. 769:The South Devon Railway 767:Gregory, R. H. (1982). 337:Evans, Walker and Gooch 817:. Hersham: Ian Allan. 833:The National Archives 335:They were ordered by 261:Great Western Railway 1011:Avonside locomotives 514:on 1 June 1865 with 405:on 1 June 1865 with 21:South Devon Railway 1006:4-4-0ST locomotives 364:South Devon Railway 326:South Devon Railway 255:South Devon Railway 568:was derailed near 988: 987: 301: 300: 297: 296: 234: 233: 92: 91: 1028: 862: 855: 848: 839: 828: 816: 805: 782: 763: 530:Cornwall Railway 330:Cornwall Railway 320: 318: 240: 229: 228: 224: 221: 167: 163: 161: 160: 156: 130: 128: 98: 85: 31: 18: 1036: 1035: 1031: 1030: 1029: 1027: 1026: 1025: 991: 990: 989: 984: 944: 904: 871: 866: 825: 808: 802: 785: 779: 766: 760: 747: 744: 532: 366: 361: 311: 265: 226: 222: 219: 217: 165: 158: 154: 153: 152:7 ft  151: 121: 107: 83: 34:Type and origin 12: 11: 5: 1034: 1032: 1024: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 993: 992: 986: 985: 983: 982: 965: 952: 950: 946: 945: 943: 942: 937: 930: 925: 920: 914: 912: 906: 905: 903: 902: 897: 892: 887: 881: 879: 873: 872: 867: 865: 864: 857: 850: 842: 836: 835: 829: 823: 806: 800: 790:. 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Index

Daniel Gooch
Slaughter, Grüning and Company
Whyte
4-4-0
ST
UIC
Gauge
Leading dia.
Driver
Wheelbase
Cylinder size
South Devon Railway
Great Western Railway
Class
4-4-0
ST
broad gauge
South Devon Railway
Cornwall Railway
Evans, Walker and Gooch
Daniel Gooch
Comet class
Slaughter, Grüning and Company
hawk
Launceston and South Devon Railway
giraffe
lion
antelope
tiger
Hector

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