Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives

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Career Operators Bristol and Exeter Railway Great Western Railway Numbers B&ER: 30–34, 57, 58 GWR: 2054–2057 Withdrawn 1875–1880 Disposition All scrapped

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. The first was delivered in 1851, and the last withdrawn in 1880.

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.