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{{Infobox Locomotive
|name=Victoria Class
|image=File:GWR Victoria Class “Victor Emanuel”.jpg
|powertype=Steam
|whytetype={{whyte|2-4-0}}
|driverdiameter={{convert|6|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|leadingdiameter={{convert|4|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|wheelbase={{convert|15|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
|cylindersize={{convert|16|x|24|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, [[bore (engine)|dia]] × [[stroke (engine)|stroke]]
|operator=[[Great Western Railway]]
|operatorclass=Victoria
|gauge={{track gauge|7ft0.25in|lk=on}}
|designer=[[Daniel Gooch]]
|builder=[[Great Western Railway]]
}}
The [[Great Western Railway]] '''Victoria Class''' were {{whyte|2-4-0}} [[broad gauge]] [[steam locomotive]]s for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service in two batches between August 1856 and May 1864. They were all withdrawn between 1876 and December 1880.

The first eight locomotives were named after ruling heads of state, but the remaining locomotives received the names of famous engineers, starting with the railway's own [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]]. This theme was continued with the [[GWR Hawthorn Class|Hawthorn Class]] that followed.

==Locomotives==
* '''''Abdul Medjid''''' (1856 - 1877)
:Named after [[Abdulmejid I]] of Turkey.
* '''''Alexander''''' (1856 - 1878)
:Named in honour of [[Alexander II of Russia]].
* '''''Brindley''''' (1863 - 1879)
:Named after [[James Brindley]], the first canal builder.
* '''''Brunel''''' (1863 - 1879)
:This locomotive worked the last broad gauge train in [[Wales]] on 11 May 1872. It was named after the Great Western Railway's much respected engineer, [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], who had died in 1859.
* '''''Fulton''''' (1863 - 1876)
:Named after [[Robert Fulton]], who developed steam-powered ships.
* '''''Leopold''''' (1856 - 1877)
:Named in honour of [[Leopold I of Belgium]].
* '''''Locke''''' (1863 - 1881)
:Named after the railway engineer, [[Joseph Locke]].
* '''''Napoleon''''' (1856 - 1880)
:Named in honour of [[Napoleon I of France]]
* '''''Oscar''''' (1856 - 1880)
:Named for King [[Oscar I of Sweden]].
* '''''Otho''''' (1856 - 1880)
:Named in honour of King [[Otto of Greece]].
* '''''Rennie''''' (1863 - 1878)
:Named after the engineer, [[John Rennie the Younger]].
* '''''Smeaton''''' (1863 - 1877)
:Named after the engineer, [[John Smeaton]].
* '''''Stephenson''''' (1863 - 1878)
:Named after [[Robert Stephenson]].
* '''''Telford''''' (1863 - 1879)
:Named after the engineer, [[Thomas Telford]].
* '''''Trevethick''''' (1863 - 1878)
:Named after [[Richard Trevithick]] who built the first working railway locomotives.
* '''''Victor Emmanuel''''' (1856 - 1878)
:Named after [[Victor Emmanuel II]] of Italy.
* '''''Victoria''''' (1856 - 1879)
:On 26 August 1862 ''Victoria'' ran away descending towards [[Weymouth railway station|Weymouth]], it crashed through the buffers and ended up in the street outside the station. It was named in honour of [[Queen Victoria]].
* '''''Watt''''' (1863 - 1880)
:Named after [[James Watt]].

==References==
{{reflist}}
* {{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B23–B24}}
* {{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|Victoria]]
[[Category:2-4-0 locomotives]]
[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]]
[[Category:Passenger locomotives in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1856]]

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	* '''''Abdul Medjid''''' (1856 - 1877)		* '''''Abdul Medjid''''' (1856 - 1877)
	:Named after [[Abdulmejid I]] of Turkey.		*:Named after [[Abdulmejid I]] of Turkey.
	* '''''Alexander''''' (1856 - 1878)		* '''''Alexander''''' (1856 - 1878)
	:Named in honour of [[Alexander II of Russia]].		*:Named in honour of [[Alexander II of Russia]].
	* '''''Brindley''''' (1863 - 1879)		* '''''Brindley''''' (1863 - 1879)
	:Named after [[James Brindley]], the first canal builder.		*:Named after [[James Brindley]], the first canal builder.
	* '''''Brunel''''' (1863 - 1879)		* '''''Brunel''''' (1863 - 1879)
	:This locomotive worked the last broad gauge train in [[Wales]] on 11 May 1872. It was named after the Great Western Railway's much respected engineer, [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], who had died in 1859.		*:This locomotive worked the last broad gauge train in [[Wales]] on 11 May 1872. It was named after the Great Western Railway's much respected engineer, [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], who had died in 1859.
	* '''''Fulton''''' (1863 - 1876)		* '''''Fulton''''' (1863 - 1876)
	:Named after [[Robert Fulton]], who developed steam-powered ships.		*:Named after [[Robert Fulton]], who developed steam-powered ships.
	* '''''Leopold''''' (1856 - 1877)		* '''''Leopold''''' (1856 - 1877)
	:Named in honour of [[Leopold I of Belgium]].		*:Named in honour of [[Leopold I of Belgium]].
	* '''''Locke''''' (1863 - 1881)		* '''''Locke''''' (1863 - 1881)
	:Named after the railway engineer, [[Joseph Locke]].		*:Named after the railway engineer, [[Joseph Locke]].
	* '''''Napoleon''''' (1856 - 1880)		* '''''Napoleon''''' (1856 - 1880)
	:Named in honour of [[Napoleon I of France]]		*:Named in honour of [[Napoleon I of France]]
	* '''''Oscar''''' (1856 - 1880)		* '''''Oscar''''' (1856 - 1880)
	:Named for King [[Oscar I of Sweden]].		*:Named for King [[Oscar I of Sweden]].
	* '''''Otho''''' (1856 - 1880)		* '''''Otho''''' (1856 - 1880)
	:Named in honour of King [[Otto of Greece]].		*:Named in honour of King [[Otto of Greece]].
	* '''''Rennie''''' (1863 - 1878)		* '''''Rennie''''' (1863 - 1878)
	:Named after the engineer, [[John Rennie the Younger]].		*:Named after the engineer, [[John Rennie the Younger]].
	* '''''Smeaton''''' (1863 - 1877)		* '''''Smeaton''''' (1863 - 1877)
	:Named after the engineer, [[John Smeaton]].		*:Named after the engineer, [[John Smeaton]].
	* '''''Stephenson''''' (1863 - 1878)		* '''''Stephenson''''' (1863 - 1878)
	:Named after [[Robert Stephenson]].		*:Named after [[Robert Stephenson]].
	* '''''Telford''''' (1863 - 1879)		* '''''Telford''''' (1863 - 1879)
	:Named after the engineer, [[Thomas Telford]].		*:Named after the engineer, [[Thomas Telford]].
	* '''''Trevethick''''' (1863 - 1878)		* '''''Trevethick''''' (1863 - 1878)
	:Named after [[Richard Trevithick]] who built the first working railway locomotives.		*:Named after [[Richard Trevithick]] who built the first working railway locomotives.
	* '''''Victor Emmanuel''''' (1856 - 1878)		* '''''Victor Emmanuel''''' (1856 - 1878)
	:Named after [[Victor Emmanuel II]] of Italy.		*:Named after [[Victor Emmanuel II]] of Italy.
	* '''''Victoria''''' (1856 - 1879)		* '''''Victoria''''' (1856 - 1879)
	:On 26 August 1862 ''Victoria'' ran away descending towards [[Weymouth railway station\|Weymouth]], it crashed through the buffers and ended up in the street outside the station. It was named in honour of [[Queen Victoria]].		*:On 26 August 1862 ''Victoria'' ran away descending towards [[Weymouth railway station\|Weymouth]], it crashed through the buffers and ended up in the street outside the station. It was named in honour of [[Queen Victoria]].
	* '''''Watt''''' (1863 - 1880)		* '''''Watt''''' (1863 - 1880)
	:Named after [[James Watt]].		*:Named after [[James Watt]].

	==References==		==References==

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