GWR Banking Class

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Daniel Gooch
Builder	Great Western Railway (4) Stothert and Slaughter (1)
Build date	1846–1854
Total produced	5

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	0-6-0 ST
Gauge	7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.	5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Wheelbase	16 ft 2+1⁄4 in (4.93 m)
Cylinder size	17 in × 14 in (432 mm × 356 mm)

Career
Operators	Great Western Railway, South Devon Railway Company
Class	Banking
Number in class	5
Withdrawn	1865–1889
Disposition	All scrapped

The Banking Class were five 0-6-0 ST Brunel gauge steam locomotives for assisting ("banking") trains up inclines on the Great Western Railway. Designed by Daniel Gooch, they were tank engine versions of his Standard Goods class, and mainly built at Swindon Works.

The last one was withdrawn in 1889.

Locomotives

Avalanche (1846–1865)

Built in February 1846 and ceasing work in August 1865, Avalanche was not part of the Swindon-built Standard Goods locomotive build, but instead it was built by the Stothert and Slaughter and was similar to the Caesar class tender goods engines.

Bithon (1854–1871)
Iago (1852–1881)
Juno (1852–1889)

Juno was sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1872, where it was renamed Stromboli. It returned to the GWR upon absorption of the SDR in 1876, when it was given the number 2138 but retained its Stromboli name. It was the last survivor, being withdrawn in June 1889.

Plato (1854–1883)

References

Reed 1953, p. B20

Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B20, B24. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3 – via Archive.org.

Great Western Railway locomotives

Swindon
broad gauge

Brunel (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

Wolverhampton
standard gauge

J. 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

Swindon
standard gauge

Gooch (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

Absorbed
locomotives

Barry 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 gauge
locomotives

Corris Railway	3 4
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway	822–823
Vale of Rheidol Railway	1198 7–9

By wheel
arrangement

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