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 0-6-0ST Gauge 7 ft 0¼ in Driver dia. 3 ft 6 in Wheelbase 13 ft 6 in Cylinder size 17 in dia × 24 in stroke

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 0-6-0T Gauge 4 ft 8½ in Driver dia. 3 ft 6 in

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 They were operated on the line until 1881, when they were superseded by 1298 and 1300, two 2-4-0T locomotives which had started life as South Devon Railway locomotives.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