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==Locomotives== | ==Locomotives== | ||
* '''''Moose''''' ( | * '''''Moose''''' (1846–1870) | ||
:Named after the animal, the [[Moose|elk]]. | *:Named after the animal, the [[Moose|elk]]. | ||
* '''''Peri''''' ( | * '''''Peri''''' (1846–1870) | ||
:A [[peri]] is a fallen angel in Persian mythology. | *:A [[peri]] is a fallen angel in Persian mythology. | ||
* '''''Prince''''' ( | * '''''Prince''''' (1846–1870) | ||
:Named in honour of [[Albert, Prince Consort]] to Queen Victoria. | *:Named in honour of [[Albert, Prince Consort]] to Queen Victoria. | ||
* '''''Queen''''' ( | * '''''Queen''''' (1847–1870) | ||
:Named in honour of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] | *:Named in honour of [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]] | ||
* '''''Sylph''''' ( | * '''''Sylph''''' (1847–1870) | ||
:A [[sylph]] is an invisible, mythological creature. | *:A [[sylph]] is an invisible, mythological creature. | ||
* '''''Witch''''' ( | * '''''Witch''''' (1846–1870) | ||
:This locomotive was fitted with slightly larger <!-- ??? --> {{convert|7|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} driving wheels. It was named after a female practitioner of witchcraft, a [[witch]]. | *:This locomotive was fitted with slightly larger <!-- ??? --> {{convert|7|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} driving wheels. It was named after a female practitioner of witchcraft, a [[witch]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B18–B19}} | * {{RCTS-LocosGWR-2|pages=B18–B19}} | ||
* {{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=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}} | * {{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}} | {{GWR Locomotives}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:57, 9 November 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use British English Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "Infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Great Western Railway Prince Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between August 1846 and March 1847, and withdrawn between January and September 1870.
From about 1865, the Prince Class locomotives became part of the Priam Class, along with the Fire Fly Class locomotives.
Locomotives
- Moose (1846–1870)
- Named after the animal, the elk.
- Peri (1846–1870)
- A peri is a fallen angel in Persian mythology.
- Prince (1846–1870)
- Named in honour of Albert, Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.
- Queen (1847–1870)
- Named in honour of Queen Victoria
- Sylph (1847–1870)
- A sylph is an invisible, mythological creature.
- Witch (1846–1870)
- This locomotive was fitted with slightly larger Script error: No such module "convert". driving wheels. It was named after a female practitioner of witchcraft, a witch.
References
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