Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives

The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives were five small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by 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.

Broad gauge

B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Pearson Builder Bristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Driver dia. 3 ft 6 in Wheelbase 8 ft 10 in Cylinder size 14 in dia × 18 in stroke

Two small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

• 91 (1872 – 1880) GWR No. 2094
• 92 (1874 – 1881) GWR No. 2095

These were the smallest locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway, a railway that made great use of tank locomotives, but they were dwarfed by the Pearson singles used on the main line.

These 0-4-0Ts were unique among the railway's broad gauge locomotives in having outside cylinders.

Standard gauge

B&ER 0-4-0T
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer James Pearson Builder Bristol and Exeter Railway
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 4 ft 0 in Wheelbase 9 ft 0 in Cylinder size 14 in dia × 18 in stroke

Three small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

• 93 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1378
• 94 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1379
• 95 (1875 – 1880) GWR No. 1380

References

• Reed, P.J.T. (February 1953). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.
• Reed, P.J.T. (December 1956). White, D.E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, part three: Absorbed Engines, 1854-1921. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-33-9.
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.