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==Locomotives== | ==Locomotives== | ||
* '''''Abbott''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Abbott''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:'' [[The Abbot]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | *:''[[The Abbot]]'' is one of the [[Waverley novels]] by [[Sir Walter Scott]]. | ||
* '''''Antiquary''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Antiquary''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:''[[The Antiquary]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | *:''[[The Antiquary]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | ||
* '''''Coeur de Lion''''' | * '''''Coeur de Lion''''' | ||
:Coeur de Lion is the nickname of King [[Richard I of England]], who appears in | *:Coeur de Lion is the nickname of King [[Richard I of England]], who appears in ''[[The Talisman (Scott novel)|The Talisman]]'', a Waverley novel. | ||
* '''''Ivanhoe''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Ivanhoe''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:''[[Ivanhoe]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | *:''[[Ivanhoe]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | ||
* '''''Lalla Rookh''''' (1855–1872) | * '''''Lalla Rookh''''' (1855–1872) | ||
:''[[Lalla-Rookh]]'' was a poem by [[Thomas Moore]]. | *:''[[Lalla-Rookh]]'' was a poem by [[Thomas Moore]]. | ||
* '''''Pirate''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Pirate''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:''[[The Pirate (novel)|The Pirate]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | *:''[[The Pirate (novel)|The Pirate]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | ||
* '''''Red Gauntlet''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Red Gauntlet''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:''[[Redgauntlet]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | *:''[[Redgauntlet]]'' is one of the Waverley novels. | ||
* '''''Rob Roy''''' (1855–1872) | * '''''Rob Roy''''' (1855–1872) | ||
:''[[Rob Roy (novel)|Rob Roy]]'' is the title of one of the Waverley novels and the nickname of [[Robert Roy MacGregor]]. | *:''[[Rob Roy (novel)|Rob Roy]]'' is the title of one of the Waverley novels and the nickname of [[Robert Roy MacGregor]]. | ||
* '''''Robin Hood''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Robin Hood''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:''[[Robin Hood]]'' was an English folk hero. | *:''[[Robin Hood]]'' was an English folk hero. | ||
* '''''Waverley''''' (1855–1876) | * '''''Waverley''''' (1855–1876) | ||
:''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'' | *:''[[Waverley (novel)|Waverley]]'' is the first title in the Waverley series of novels. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]] | [[Category:Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives]] | ||
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1855]] | [[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1855]] | ||
[[Category:Passenger locomotives]] | [[Category:Passenger locomotives in the United Kingdom]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 28 June 2025
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The Great Western Railway Waverley Class were 4-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work.
The class was introduced into service between February and June 1855, and withdrawn between February 1872 and November 1876. From about 1865, the Waverley Class was known as the Abbot Class.
The names are mostly inspired by the Waverley novels of Sir Walter Scott.
Locomotives
- Abbott (1855–1876)
- The Abbot is one of the Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott.
- Antiquary (1855–1876)
- The Antiquary is one of the Waverley novels.
- Coeur de Lion
- Coeur de Lion is the nickname of King Richard I of England, who appears in The Talisman, a Waverley novel.
- Ivanhoe (1855–1876)
- Ivanhoe is one of the Waverley novels.
- Lalla Rookh (1855–1872)
- Lalla-Rookh was a poem by Thomas Moore.
- Pirate (1855–1876)
- The Pirate is one of the Waverley novels.
- Red Gauntlet (1855–1876)
- Redgauntlet is one of the Waverley novels.
- Rob Roy (1855–1872)
- Rob Roy is the title of one of the Waverley novels and the nickname of Robert Roy MacGregor.
- Robin Hood (1855–1876)
- Robin Hood was an English folk hero.
- Waverley (1855–1876)
- Waverley is the first title in the Waverley series of novels.
References
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External links
- Waverley class 4-4-0 steam locomotive, c 1855 - drawing from Sir Daniel Gooch's sketchbook
- A Victorian railway accident - photograph of Rob Roy about to be re-railed following an accident
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