Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives

The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives were two different types of 0-6-0T locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876, the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.

List of locomotives

Broad gauge

B&ER 0-6-0ST
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Pearson Builder Bristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0ST Gauge 7 feet 0+1⁄4 inch (2.140 m) Driver dia. 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m) Wheelbase 13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) Cylinder size 17 by 24 inches (430 mm × 610 mm)

Two small 0-6-0ST broad gauge locomotives. The first had a 950 gallon tank, the second had a larger 1,200 gallon one.

• 75 (1866 – 1888) GWR No. 2092
• 76 (1867 – 1890) GWR No. 2093

Standard gauge

B&ER 0-6-0ST
Type and origin Power type Steam
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0T Gauge 4 feet 8+1⁄2 inches (1.435 m) Driver dia. 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 m)

Two standard gauge 0-6-0T locomotives were built for the Culm Valley Light Railway which was then under construction. They were operated on the line until 1881, when they were superseded by 1298 and 1300, two 2-4-0T locomotives which had started life as South Devon Railway locomotives.

• 114 (1874 – 1934) GWR No. 1376
• 115 (1875 – 1927) GWR No. 1377

References

• The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. 1952. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
• Messenger, Michael (1993). The Culm Valley Light Railway. Truro: Twelveheads Press. ISBN 0-906294-29-0.
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.