Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives - Train

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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and Clevedon, as well as acting as pilot locomotives at Bristol.[1] The first was delivered in 1851, and the last withdrawn in 1880.

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Bristol & Exeter Railway 2-2-2WT

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	James Pearson
Builder	R. B. Longridge & Co. (2) E. B. Wilson & Co. (3) Rothwell & Co. (2)
Build date	1851 (5), 1859 (2)
Total produced	7

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-2-2WT
• UIC	1A1 n2
Gauge	7 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)
Wheelbase	14 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:
• 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 tubes	1+3⁄4 in (44 mm), 30–34: 131 off; 57–58: 179 off
Cylinders	Two, 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
Operators	Bristol and Exeter Railway Great Western Railway
Numbers	B&ER: 30–34, 57, 58 GWR: 2054–2057
Withdrawn	1875–1880
Disposition	All 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.

v t e Bristol and Exeter Railway locomotives
Tender locomotives	4-2-2 2-4-0 0-6-0
Tank locomotives	4-2-4T 4-4-0ST 2-2-2T 0-6-0T 0-4-0T
Railmotor	Fairfield

Reed 1953, p. B33.

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