GWR Sharp, Roberts locomotives
GWR Lion, Atlas and Eagle
| Type and origin |
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| Power type |
Steam |
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| Builder |
Sharp, Roberts & Co. |
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| Serial number |
R, S, and T |
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| Build date |
1838 |
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| Total produced |
3 |
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| Rebuild date |
1844 |
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| Number rebuilt |
2 (Atlas and Eagle) |
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The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included three 2-2-2 Sharp, Roberts locomotives. They were built by Sharp, Roberts and Company and the most successful of the early designs, two lasting until the 1870s.
The original 14-by-15-inch (356 mm × 381 mm) cylinders were replaced from 1844 by larger 14-by-18-inch (356 mm × 457 mm) or 15-by-18-inch (381 mm × 457 mm) ones.
Locomotives
- Lion (Sharp, Roberts R; 1838–1847)
- Atlas (Sharp, Roberts S; 1838–1872)
- This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860. After it was withdrawn it was sold to a Mr Glasbrook in Swansea.
- Eagle (Sharp, Roberts T; 1838–1871)
- This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860.
References
- Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E., ed. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B10–B11. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
- Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.