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GWR 1076 Class

Index GWR 1076 Class

The 1076 Class were 266 double framed 0-6-0 tank locomotives built by the Great Western Railway between 1870 and 1881; the last one, number 1287, was withdrawn in 1946. [1]

26 relations: Belpaire firebox, Bison, Bore (engine), Broad-gauge railway, Coal, George Armstrong (engineer), Great Western Railway, GWR 1016 Class, GWR 1813 Class, GWR Autocoach, GWR Joseph Armstrong locomotives (Wolverhampton), Hakin Docks railway station, Joseph Armstrong (engineer), Locomotive frame, Milford Haven, Neath and Brecon Railway, Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, South Devon Railway Buffalo class, Standard-gauge railway, Stroke (engine), Superheater, Swindon Works, Tank locomotive, Tender (rail), William Dean (engineer), 0-6-0.

Belpaire firebox

The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives.

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Bison

Bison are large, even-toed ungulates in the genus Bison within the subfamily Bovinae.

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Bore (engine)

The bore or cylinder bore is a part of a piston engine.

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Broad-gauge railway

A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge broader than the standard-gauge railways.

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Coal

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams.

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George Armstrong (engineer)

George Armstrong (5 April 1822 – 11 July 1901) was in charge of standard gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway at Stafford Road Works, Wolverhampton from 1864 to 1897.

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Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England, the Midlands, and most of Wales.

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GWR 1016 Class

The 1016 Class consisted of sixty double framed 0-6-0 saddle tank locomotives designed by George Armstrong and built at the Wolverhampton Works of the Great Western Railway between 1867 and 1871.

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GWR 1813 Class

The Great Western Railway's 1813 Class was a series of 40 0-6-0 side-tank engines built at Swindon Works in two lots of 20 engines each.

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GWR Autocoach

The GWR Autocoach (or auto-trailer) is a type of coach that was used by the Great Western Railway for push-pull trains powered by a steam locomotive.

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GWR Joseph Armstrong locomotives (Wolverhampton)

Between 1854 when the Shrewsbury and Chester and Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railways were absorbed by the Great Western Railway, and 1864 when he moved south to Swindon Works, Joseph Armstrong occupied the post of the GWR's Locomotive Superintendent, Northern Division, at Wolverhampton Works.

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Hakin Docks railway station

Hakin Dock Railway station was a short-lived station, which was constructed to service an anticipated transatlantic trade between Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire and New York City.

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Joseph Armstrong (engineer)

Joseph Armstrong (born Bewcastle, Cumberland, 21 September 1816, died Matlock Bath 5 June 1877) was a British locomotive engineer and the second locomotive superintendent of the Great Western Railway.

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Locomotive frame

A locomotive frame is the structure that forms the backbone of the railway locomotive, giving it strength and supporting the superstructure elements such as a cab, boiler or bodywork.

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Milford Haven

Milford Haven (Aberdaugleddau, meaning "mouth of the two Rivers Cleddau") is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Neath and Brecon Railway

The Dulas Valley Mineral Railway was incorporated in 1862 to bring coal from the Onllwyn area north-east of Neath to the quays there, and in the following year was reconstituted as the Neath and Brecon Railway.

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Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway

The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway was a Welsh railway company formed to connect the upper end of the Rhondda Fawr with Swansea, with the chief objective of transporting coal and other minerals to Swansea docks.

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South Devon Railway Buffalo class

The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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Stroke (engine)

In the context of an Internal combustion engine, the term stroke has the following related meanings.

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Superheater

A superheater is a device used to convert saturated steam or wet steam into superheated steam or dry steam.

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Swindon Works

Swindon railway works was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1843 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.

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Tank locomotive

A tank locomotive or tank engine is a steam locomotive that carries its water in one or more on-board water tanks, instead of a more traditional tender.

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Tender (rail)

A tender or coal-car is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, or oil) and water.

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William Dean (engineer)

William Dean (8 January 1840 – 4 September 1905) was the second son of Henry Dean, manager of the Hawes Soap Factory in New Cross, London.

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0-6-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles and no trailing wheels.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_1076_Class

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