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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Class of British broad gauge 0-6-0 locomotives}}<br />
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{{Infobox Locomotive<br />
| name=''Premier''<br />
| image=File:GWR ‘Premier’ Class locomotive “Premier".jpg<br />
| powertype=Steam<br />
| whytetype=0-6-0<br />
| driverdiameter={{convert|5|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| wheelbase={{convert|14|ft|5+1/2|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| cylindersize={{convert|16|x|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, [[bore (engine)|dia]] × [[stroke (engine)|stroke]]<br />
| operator=[[Great Western Railway]]<br />
| operatorclass=Premier<br />
| gauge={{track gauge|7ft0.25in|lk=on}}<br />
| designer=[[Daniel Gooch]]<br />
| builder=[[Great Western Railway]]<br />
| withdrawndate = 1866 - 1872<br />
| disposition=All [[scrap]]ped<br />
}}<br />
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The [[Great Western Railway]] '''Premier Class''' [[Whyte notation|0-6-0]] [[broad gauge]] [[steam locomotive]]s for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between February 1846 and May 1847, and withdrawn between March 1866 and June 1872.<br />
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These were the first locomotives built at [[Swindon railway works]],<ref >{{Cite book<br />
|title=Great Western Locomotive Practice 1837–1947<br />
|last=Holcroft |first=H.<br />
|authorlink=Harold Holcroft<br />
|publisher=Locomotive Publishing |location=London<br />
|year=1957<br />
|page=8<br />
}}</ref> albeit with boilers supplied to the company. They were larger than the existing [[GWR Hercules Class|Hercules Class]] but still with [[haycock boiler|haycock firebox]]es. Just six months after the last one left Swindon, production of the even larger [[GWR Pyracmon Class|Pyracmon Class]] had started.<br />
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From about 1865, the Premier Class locomotives became part of the '''Fury Class''', along with the [[GWR Hercules Class|Hercules Class]] locomotives.<br />
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==Locomotives==<br />
* '''''Ajax''''' (1846–1871)<br />
*: [[Ajax the Great|Ajax]] is the name of a Greek mythological hero. [[HMS Ajax (1798)#1805|HMS ''Ajax'']] formed part of Admiral Nelson's fleet at the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] in 1805. The name had previously been carried on one of the unsuccessful [[GWR Mather, Dixon locomotives|Mather, Dixon locomotives]] built in 1838.<br />
* '''''Argo''''' (1846–1855)<br />
*: The original ''[[Argo]]'' was [[Jason]]'s ship in Greek mythology.<br />
* '''''Bellerophon''''' (1846–1870)<br />
*: [[Bellerophon]] is the name of a Greek mythological hero. [[HMS Bellerophon (1786)#Early history|HMS ''Bellerophon'']] was one of the most famous ships at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.<br />
* '''''Bergion''''' (1847–1870)<br />
*: This locomotive was named after [[Bergion]], son of [[Poseidon]] in Greek mythology.<br />
* '''''Briarcus''''' (1847–1870)<br />
*: This locomotive was named after [[Briarcus]], a minor character in Greek mythology.<br />
* '''''Brontes''''' (1847–1872)<br />
*: Brontes is one of the Greek mythical monsters known as the [[Cyclops]]. His name means 'thunder'.<br />
* '''''Dreadnought''''' (1846–1871)<br />
*: This is a common name for large British naval ships, {{HMS|Dreadnought|1801|6}} was serving when this locomotive was built.<br />
* '''''Fury''''' (1846–1871)<br />
*: The [[furies]] were the female personification of vengeance in Roman mythology.<br />
* '''''Jason''''' (1847–1870)<br />
*: This locomotive was named after Jason. a hero of Greek mythology.<br />
* '''''Premier''''' (1846–1869)<br />
*: The name, which means ''first'', had previously been carried on one of the Mather, Dixon locomotives of 1838.<br />
* '''''Telica''''' (1846–1870)<br />
*: The volcano [[Telica]] is in Nicaragua.<br />
* '''''Vesuvius''''' (1846–1870)<br />
*: This locomotive was named after [[Vesuvius]], a famous volcano in Italy.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
* {{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B20–B21}}<br />
* {{cite book| last=Sheppard| first=Geof| title=Broad Gauge Locomotives| publisher=Noodle Books| year=2008| location=Southampton| isbn=978-1-906419-09-7}}<br />
* {{cite book| last=Waters| first=Laurence| title=The Great Western Broad Gauge| publisher=Ian Allan Publishing| year=1999| location=Hersham| isbn=0-7110-2634-3| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/greatwesternbroa0000wate| via=Archive.org}}<br />
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[[Category:Great Western Railway locomotives|Premier]]<br />
[[Category:0-6-0 locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:C steam locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]]<br />
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1846]]<br />
[[Category:Freight locomotives]]<br />
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