GWR Leo Class

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:No footnotes Template:Template other The Great Western Railway Leo Class Template:Whyte was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between January 1841 and July 1842, and withdrawn between September 1864 and June 1874.

These locomotives were the first for the railway with coupled wheels as they were designed as goods locomotives, but they later found use on passenger trains too. All the class were altered to Template:Whytes.

The locomotives were built by three different workshops, each with its own naming convention. The first three came from R and W Hawthorn, who named them after strong animals. The next three were named after volcanoes by Fenton, Murray and Jackson, while the final twelve came from Rothwell and Company carrying the names of the twelve houses of the zodiac.

Locomotives

Name	Manufacturer	Serial Nº	Built	Withdrawn	Notes
Elephant	R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.	319	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Buffalo	R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.	320	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Dromedary	R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.	321	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Hecla	Fenton, Murray and Jackson	35	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Stromboli	Fenton, Murray and Jackson	36	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Etna	Fenton, Murray and Jackson	37	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Aries	Rothwell and Company	66	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Taurus	Rothwell and Company	67	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Gemini	Rothwell and Company	68	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Cancer	Rothwell and Company	69	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Leo	Rothwell and Company	70	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Virgo	Rothwell and Company	71	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Libra	Rothwell and Company	72	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Scorpio	Rothwell and Company	73	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Sagittarius	Rothwell and Company	74	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Capricornus	Rothwell and Company	75	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Aquarius	Rothwell and Company	76	Template:Dts	Template:Dts
Pisces	Rothwell and Company	77	Template:Dts	Template:Dts

References

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