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{{Infobox Locomotive| name=Lion| powertype=Steam| whytetype=2-2-2T| driversize=6 ft 0 in| leadingsize=3 ft 6 in| trailingsize=3 ft 6 in| wheelbase=13 ft 10 in| cylindersize=14 in dia × 15 in stroke| gauge=7 ft 0¼ in| builder=[[Sharp, Roberts and Company|Sharp, Roberts &Co.]]|}} |
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{{Infobox locomotive |
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| name = GWR Lion, Atlas and Eagle |
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|image = File:Sharp, Roberts & Co. ‘Eagle’, drawing by E.T. Lane, 1849.jpg |
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| powertype = Steam |
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| builder = [[Sharp, Roberts and Company|Sharp, Roberts & Co.]] |
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|builddate = 1838 |
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|totalproduction = 3 |
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|rebuilddate = 1844 |
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|numberrebuilt = 2 (Atlas and Eagle) |
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| serialnumber = R, S, and T |
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| whytetype = [[2-2-2]]<br>[[2-2-2T]] (after rebuild) |
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| gauge = {{track gauge|7ft0.25in|lk=on}} |
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| leadingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| driverdiameter = {{convert|6|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| trailingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |
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| wheelbase = {{convert|13|ft|10|in|m|2|abbr=on}} |
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| cylindersize = {{convert|14|x|15|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br> {{convert|14|x|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} or {{convert|15|x|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} (after rebuild) |
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|operator = [[Great Western Railway]] |
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|numinclass = 3 |
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|withdrawndate = 1847-1872 |
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|disposition = Unknown, probably [[scrap]]ped |
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}} |
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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 |
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. |
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The original 14 |
The original {{convert|14|x|15|in|mm|0|adj=on}} cylinders were replaced from 1844 by larger {{convert|14|x|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} or {{convert|15|x|18|in|mm|0|adj=on}} ones. |
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==Locomotives== |
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* ''''' |
* '''''Lion''''' (Sharp, Roberts R; 1838–1847) |
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* '''''[[Atlas (mythology)|Atlas]]''''' (Sharp, Roberts S; 1838–1872) |
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: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 |
: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. |
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* '''''Eagle''''' ( |
* '''''Eagle''''' (Sharp, Roberts T; 1838–1871) |
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:This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2- |
:This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860. |
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* '''''Lion''''' (1838 - 1847) |
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:This locomotive was named after the powerful animal, the [[lion]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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* {{cite book | title = The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge | publisher = The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society | id = ISBN 0-906867-90-8 }} |
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* {{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B10–B11}} |
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* {{cite book| last=Waters| first=Laurence| title=The Great Western Broad Gauge| publisher=[[Ian Allan Publishing]]| date=1999| location=Hersham| isbn=0-7110-2634-3| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/greatwesternbroa0000wate| via=Archive.org}} |
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{{GWR Locomotives}} |
{{GWR Locomotives}} |
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[[Category:Great Western Railway locomotives|Sharp Roberts]] |
[[Category:Great Western Railway locomotives|Sharp Roberts]] |
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[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]] |
[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]] |
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[[Category:2-2-2 locomotives]] |
[[Category:2-2-2 locomotives]] |
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[[Category:Early steam locomotives]] |
[[Category:Early steam locomotives]] |
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[[Category:Steam locomotives of Great Britain]] |
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[[Category:Sharp Stewart locomotives]] |
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[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1838]] |
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[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]] |
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[[Category:Passenger locomotives]] |
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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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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 – via Archive.org.