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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{no footnotes|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox Locomotive
|name=Swindon
|powertype=Steam
|whytetype=0-6-0
|driverdiameter={{convert|5|ft|0|in|3|abbr=on}}
|wheelbase={{convert|15|ft|6|in|3|abbr=on}}
|cylindersize={{convert|17|x|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} dia × stroke
|operator=[[Great Western Railway]]
|operatorclass=Swindon
|gauge={{track gauge|7ft0.25in}}
|designer=[[Joseph Armstrong (engineer)|Joseph Armstrong]]
|builder=[[Great Western Railway]]
}}
The [[Great Western Railway]] '''Swindon Class''' were [[broad gauge]] [[0-6-0]] locomotives built for goods train work. This class entered service between November 1865 and March 1866, and were withdrawn between June 1887 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892. The entire class was sold to the [[Bristol and Exeter Railway]] between July 1872 and September 1874 and were numbered 96-109, but returned to the GWR when that railway and the B&ER amalgamated on 1 January 1876.{{sfn|Reed|1953|pp=B32, B36}} The locomotives were then renumbered 2077-2090; their names were not restored.

==Locomotives==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+ List of locomotives{{sfn|Reed|1953|p=B28}}
|-
! GWR Name || Built || Sold to B&ER || B&ER number || 1876 GWR number || Ceased work || Origin of name
|-
| ''Bath'' || {{dts|1866|Jan}} || {{dts|1874|Mar}} || 105 || 2086 || {{dts|1888|Jun}} || [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] is a Georgian city {{convert|11+1/2|mi}} east of Bristol which was reached by the Great Western Railway on 31 August 1840.
|-
| ''Birmingham'' || {{dts|1866|Jan}} || {{dts|1873|Aug}} || 103 || 2084 || {{dts|1889|Jun}} || [[Birmingham]], city in the Midlands, which was served by broad gauge trains from 1 October 1851.
|-
| ''Bristol'' || {{dts|1865|Dec}} || {{dts|1873|Jul}} || 101 || 2082 || {{dts|1888|Dec}} || [[Bristol]], the western terminus of the railway.
|-
| ''Chester'' || {{dts|1866|Mar}} || {{dts|1873|Apr}} || 98 || 2079 || {{dts|1887|Jun}} || [[Chester]] never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the [[Shrewsbury and Chester Railway]].
|-
| ''Gloucester'' || {{dts|1866|Mar}} || {{dts|1873|Jul}} || 102 || 2083 || {{dts|1891|Dec}} || [[Gloucester]] was reached over the [[Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway]] from Swindon on 12 March 1845.
|-
| ''Hereford'' || {{dts|1866|Mar}} || {{dts|1872|Jul}} || 97 || 2078 || {{dts|1888|Dec}} || [[Hereford]] is an English city near the [[Wales|Welsh]] border, reached on 2 June 1855 by the [[Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway]].
|-
| ''London'' || {{dts|1865|Dec}} || {{dts|1873|Jun}} || 100 || 2081 || {{dts|1888|Dec}} || [[London]], the city from where the railway started.
|-
| ''Newport'' || {{dts|1866|Mar}} || {{dts|1874|May}} || 106 || 2087 || {{dts|1889|Jun}} || [[Newport, Wales|Newport]] is on the [[South Wales Railway]] which opened on 18 June 1850.
|-
| ''Oxford'' || {{dts|1866|Jan}} || {{dts|1874|Jul}} || 108 || 2089 || {{dts|1889|Dec}} || [[Oxford]], home to many universities, was served by a branch line from [[Didcot Parkway railway station|Didcot Junction]] from 12 June 1844.
|-
| ''Reading'' || {{dts|1866|Jan}} || {{dts|1874|May}} || 107 || 2088 || {{dts|1892|May}} || [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]], a large town {{convert|35+3/4|mi}} from London.
|-
| ''Shrewsbury'' || {{dts|1866|Feb}} || {{dts|1872|Jul}} || 96 || 2077 || {{dts|1887|Jun}} || [[Shrewsbury]] never saw broad gauge trains but was served by the Great Western Railway from 1 September 1854 when it absorbed the [[Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway]].
|-
| ''Swindon'' || {{dts|1865|Nov}} || {{dts|1874|Sep}} || 109 || 2090 || {{dts|1888|Dec}} || [[Swindon]], the town two-thirds of the way along the Great Western Railway, where the company built [[Swindon railway works|its workshops]].
|-
| ''Windsor'' || {{dts|1866|Jan}} || {{dts|1873|Apr}} || 99 || 2080 || {{dts|1889|Jun}} || [[Windsor, Berkshire|Windsor]] is the seat of the Royal Family near London and was served by a branch line from [[Slough]] that opened on 8 October 1849.
|-
| ''Wolverhampton'' || {{dts|1866|Feb}} || {{dts|1874|Feb}} || 104 || 2085 || {{dts|1889|Dec}} || [[Wolverhampton]] is in the Midlands and home to the Great Western's Northern Division workshops. It was served by broad gauge trains from 14 November 1854.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B28–B29}}
* {{cite book| last=Sheppard| first=Geof| title=Broad Gauge Locomotives| publisher=Noodle Books| year=2008| location=Southampton| isbn=978-1-906419-09-7}}
* {{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}}

{{GWR Locomotives}}

[[Category:Great Western Railway locomotives|Swindon]]
[[Category:0-6-0 locomotives]]
[[Category:C steam locomotives]]
[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1865]]
[[Category:Bristol and Exeter Railway locomotives]]
[[Category:Freight locomotives]]
[[Category:Scrapped locomotives]]

GWR Swindon Class - Revision history

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