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On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too.
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and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required.
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when its boiler exploded, killing the driver. It was also notorious for being the locomotive of a runaway
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in 1854. Some of these could be found working on the South Devon lines after the 1876
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who were contracted to operate the railway's locomotives. They were designed by
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who had previously operated the South Devon Railway, and built by the
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The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge
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17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)
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This locomotive was named after a biblical character,
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Daniel Gooch
Vulcan Foundry
Whyte
0-6-0
ST
Gauge
Driver
Wheelbase
Cylinder size
South Devon Railway
Class
0-6-0
ST
broad gauge
South Devon Railway
Evans and Geach
Daniel Gooch
Banking Class locomotives
Great Western Railway
Vulcan Foundry
Vale of Neath Railway
amalgamation
Goliath

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