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{{Short description|Class of 18 British broad-gauge 2-4-0 locomotives}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2018}}
{{no footnotes|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = GWR ''Leo'' class
| image=File:GWR Leo Class 2-4-0 Locomotive.jpg
| powertype = Steam
| designer = [[Daniel Gooch]]
| builder = {{ubl|[[Rothwell and Company|Rothwell & Co.]] (12)|[[R and W Hawthorn]] (3)|[[Fenton, Murray and Jackson|Fenton, Murray & Jackson]] (3)}}
| totalproduction = 18
| rebuilder =
| rebuilddate =
| numberrebuilt =
| whytetype = {{whyte|2-4-0}}
| uicclass = 1B n2
| gauge = {{track gauge|7ft0.25in|lk=on}}
| leadingdiameter = {{convert|3|ft|6|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|5|ft|0|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = ''Loco:'' {{convert|12|ft|9|in|m|3|abbr=on}}
| boiler = {{convert|50|lbf/in2|kPa|-1|abbr=on}}
| firearea = {{convert|11.5|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| tubearea = {{convert|396|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| fireboxarea = {{convert|71|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
| cylindersize = {{convert|15|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|2868|lbf|kN|2|abbr=on}}
| operator = [[Great Western Railway]]
| withdrawndate = 1864 - 1874
| disposition = All [[scrap]]ped
}}
The [[Great Western Railway]] '''Leo Class''' {{whyte|2-4-0}} was a class of [[broad gauge]] [[steam locomotive]]s for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between January 1841 and July 1842, and withdrawn between September 1864 and June 1874.

These locomotives were the first for the railway with coupled wheels as they were designed as goods locomotives, but they later found use on passenger trains too. All the class were altered to {{whyte|2-4-0|ST}}s.

The locomotives were built by three different workshops, each with its own naming convention. The first three came from [[R and W Hawthorn]], who named them after strong animals. The next three were named after [[volcano]]es by [[Fenton, Murray and Jackson]], while the final twelve came from [[Rothwell and Company]] carrying the names of the twelve houses of the [[zodiac]].

==Locomotives==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Manufacturer
! scope="col" | Serial<br />Nº
! scope="col" | Built
! scope="col" | Withdrawn
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| ''[[Elephant]]'' || [[R and W Hawthorn|R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.]]
| align=right | 319 || align=right | {{dts|1841|01}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|12}} ||
|-
| ''[[American Bison|Buffalo]]'' || R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.
| align=right | 320 || align=right | {{dts|1841|03}} || align=right | {{dts|1865|04}} ||
|-
| ''[[Dromedary]]'' || R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.
| align=right | 321 || align=right | {{dts|1841|03}} || align=right | {{dts|1866|12}} ||
|-
| ''[[Hekla|Hecla]]'' || [[Fenton, Murray and Jackson]]
| align=right | 35 || align=right | {{dts|1841|04}} || align=right | {{dts|1864|09}} || <ref group="Note">'''''Hecla''''': On 24 December 1841 it was involved in a fatal accident in [[Sonning Cutting]] near [[Reading railway station|Reading]]. It was hauling a so-called "baggage train" consisting of both passenger and goods trucks, when it ran into an earth slip in the cutting, killing eight passengers. At the coroner's inquest on the passengers killed the jury returned a verdict of ''accidental death in all cases and a [[deodand]] of one thousand pounds on the engine, tender and carriages.'' The deodand was later overturned.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Stromboli]]'' || Fenton, Murray and Jackson
| align=right | 36 || align=right | {{dts|1841|04}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|07}} ||
|-
| ''[[Mount Etna|Etna]]'' || Fenton, Murray and Jackson
| align=right | 37 || align=right | {{dts|1841|06}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|12}} ||
|-
| ''[[Aries (astrology)|Aries]]'' || [[Rothwell and Company]]
| align=right | 66 || align=right | {{dts|1841|06}} || align=right | {{dts|1871|06}} ||
|-
| ''[[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 67 || align=right | {{dts|1841|07}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|12}} || <ref group="Note">'''''Taurus''''': worked the first South Devon Railway train from [[Newton Abbot railway station|Newton]] to [[Torre railway station|Torquay]] on 18 December 1848.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 68 || align=right | {{dts|1841|09}} || align=right | {{dts|1866|03}} ||
|-
| ''[[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 69 || align=right | {{dts|1841|10}} || align=right | {{dts|1874|06}} ||
|-
| ''[[Leo (astrology)|Leo]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 70 || align=right | {{dts|1841|10}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|12}} ||
|-
| ''[[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 71 || align=right | {{dts|1841|12}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|12}} ||
|-
| ''[[Libra (astrology)|Libra]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 72 || align=right | {{dts|1842|02}} || align=right | {{dts|1871|06}} ||
|-
| ''[[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 73 || align=right | {{dts|1842|02}} || align=right | {{dts|1872|12}} ||
|-
| ''[[Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 74 || align=right | {{dts|1842|04}} || align=right | {{dts|1871|06}} || <ref group="Note">'''''Sagittarius''''': worked the first train to {{Stnlnk|Warminster}} on 9 September 1851.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricornus]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 75 || align=right | {{dts|1842|04}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|07}} || <ref group="Note">'''''Capricorn''''': Along with ''Pisces'', worked the first train from {{Stnlnk|Totnes}} to {{Stnlnk|Laira}}, the temporary terminus of the [[South Devon Railway Company|South Devon Railway]] at [[Plymouth]] on 5 May 1848.</ref>
|-
| ''[[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 76 || align=right | {{dts|1842|06}} || align=right | {{dts|1870|07}} ||
|-
| ''[[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]]'' || Rothwell and Company
| align=right | 77 || align=right | {{dts|1842|07}} || align=right | {{dts|1874|06}} || <ref group="Note">'''''Pisces''''':Along with ''Capricornus'', worked the first train from Totnes to Laira, the temporary terminus of the South Devon Railway at Plymouth on 5 May 1848.</ref>
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group="Note"}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B16–B17}}

{{GWR Locomotives}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gwr Leo Class}}
[[Category:Great Western Railway locomotives|Leo]]
[[Category:2-4-0 locomotives]]
[[Category:1B n2 locomotives]]
[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]]
[[Category:Hawthorn locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1841]]
[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]
[[Category:Freight locomotives]]

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