The first Locomotives of the Great Western Railway were specified by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, but Daniel Gooch was soon appointed as the railway's Locomotive Superintendent. He designed several differ
GWR Ariadne class loco "Nemesis", at Trowbridge, not later than 1872
GWR Iron Duke class locos, awaiting scrapping at the end of their life
A Saint class locomotive
GWR 1361 Class 1363 at Didcot Railway Centre, 2005
The Daniel Gooch standard-gauge locomotives comprise several classes of locomotives designed by Daniel Gooch, Superintendent of Locomotive Engines for the Great Western Railway from 1837 to 1864.
Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
…years, although Daniel Gooch did design some new locomotives that were built at Swindon and carried to Wolverhampton on special trucks. The first, the 57 class were 0-6-0 goods locomotives built in 1855. At the same time some 69 class passenger locomotives were built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in Manchester…
GWR 69 class No. 72, as running 1887–95