Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia Great Western Railway Caesar ClassType and originPower typeSteamDesignerDaniel GoochBuilderGreat Western RailwayBuild date1851-1852Total produced8SpecificationsConfiguration: • Whyte0-6-0STGauge7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)Driver dia.4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)Wheelbase15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (432 mm × 610 mm)CareerOperatorsGreat Western RailwayClassCaesarWithdrawn1871-1880DispositionAll scrapped The Great Western Railway Caesar Class were 0-6-0 broad gauge steam locomotives. They were designed by Daniel Gooch for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between June 1851 and February 1852, and withdrawn between June 1871 and June 1880. From about 1865, the Caesar Class was expanded to include locomotives formerly known as Ariadne Class, Caliph Class, or GWR Pyracmon Class. Names Build date Retire date Name Notes 1851 1880 Caesar 1851 1872 Dido 1852(?) ? Druid 1851 1874 Florence 1851 1871 Hero 1851 1872 Nora Creina The name comes from the subject of Thomas Moore's poem Lesbia has a beaming eye 1851 1874 Thunderer This name had previously been carried by a GWR 0-4-0+6 locomotive in 1838. 1851 1874 Volcano References Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. B24. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3 – via Archive.org. Great Western Railway locomotivesSwindonbroad gaugeBrunel(1833–1837) Haigh Foundry Mather, Dixon Sharp, Roberts Charles Tayleur Hurricane Thunderer Gooch(1837–1864) Ariadne Banking Bogie Caesar Firefly Hercules Iron Duke Leo Metropolitan Premier Prince Pyracmon Star Sun Victoria Waverley J. Armstrong(1864–1877) Hawthorn Rover Sir Watkin Standard Goods Swindon 1076 Dean(1877–1902) Experimental locomotives (8, 14, 16) 3001 3501 3521 Wolverhamptonstandard gaugeJ. Armstrong(1854–1864) 7/8/30/110 17 111 302 G. Armstrong(1864–1897) 34 108 119 322 (tank) 517 633 645 655 850 1016 1501 1901 3571 Swindonstandard gaugeGooch(1855–1864) 57 69 77/167 79 91 93 131/310 149 England/Chancellor 157 Sharps 320 322 Beyer J. Armstrong(1864–1877) 55 Queen/Sir Alexander 455 Metro Tank 56/717 927 Coal Goods 360 378 Sir Daniel 388 Standard Goods 439 Bicycle 481 806 1076 Dean(1877–1902) Experimental locomotives (1, 7, 9, 10, 13, 34, 35, 1490, 1833) Armstrong 36 69 River 157 Sharpies/Cobham 1661 1813 1854 2021 2201 2301 2361 2600 Aberdare 2602 Kruger 2721 3031 Dean Single 3201 3206 3232 3252 Duke 3300 Bulldog 3521 3600 4100 Badminton Crane tanks Churchward(1902–1921) 101 102 La France 103 President 111 The Great Bear 1361 2221 County Tank 2800 2900 Saint 3100 (later 5100) 3150 3700 City 3800 County 3901 4000 Star 4200 4300 4400 4500 4600 4700 Petrol-electric railcar Rail motors Collett(1922–1941) 12 1101 1366 2251 2884 3000 (ex-ROD 2-8-0) 3100 3200 (later 9000) Earl 4073 Castle 4575 4800 (later 1400) 4900 Hall 5101 5205 5400 5600 5700 5800 6000 King 6100 6400 6800 Grange 7200 7400 7800 Manor 8100 Diesel railcars Diesel shunters 2 Hawksworth(1941–1947) 1000 County 1500 1600 6959 Modified Hall 9400 Gas turbine-electric 18000 18100 Proposed designs 8000 Cathedral AbsorbedlocomotivesBarry Railway A B B1 C D E F G H K J L Rhymney Railway A AP B I K L L1 M P P1 R S S1 Taff Vale Railway A C D E H K L M1 N O O1 O2 O3 O4 S T U U1 V Other Other absorbed locomotives Narrow gaugelocomotivesCorris Railway 3 4 Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway 822–823 Vale of Rheidol Railway 1198 7–9 By wheelarrangement 0-4-0ST 0-6-0PT 0-6-2T General Locomotive numbering and classification Oil burning steam locomotives 2-cylinder standard classes British Railways steam locomotives GWR locomotives LMS locomotives LNER locomotives Southern Railway locomotives
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