List of 7-foot gauge railway locomotive names

This is a list of the names of broad gauge railway locomotives built in the United Kingdom during the heyday of that gauge (which ended in that country by 1892 with the final triumph of standard gauge). Throughout the history of railways many locomotives have been named (just as many have been numbered, and many have borne both a name and a number), but Britain's Great Western Railway, the prime exponent of the broad gauge, was noted for being an enthusiastic namer throughout its long existence, and perhaps less interested in numbering - although all locomotives carried numbers.

The name of the first locomotive of a batch was often the name by which the whole class was known, such as Fire Fly or Victoria.

As with other named locomotives, broad-gauge ones drew their names from a wide variety of sources. As well as the many names from Greek, Roman and other mythologies, locomotives were named after famous people, literature, flora, fauna, towns, and geographical features, as well as imagery suggestive of speed and power: Mythology – Banshee, Osiris, Peri, Python, Venus Famous people – Brunel, Dido, Euripides, Iron Duke, Victoria Literature – Ivanhoe, Mazeppa, Robin Hood, Ulysses Flora and fauna – Bee, Hawk, Lily, Shamrock, Zebra Towns – Bristol, Reading, Swindon, Wickwar, Windsor Geography – Exe, Hecla, Severn, Stromboli, YeoThere are several rivers called Yeo, and three of them are in the area where the North Devon Railway (7-foot gauge) operated. Speed- and power-imagery – Comet, Fire Ball, Hurricane, Lightning, Rocket

Key This list covers the broad gauge locomotives of the following railways: BGR - Bristol and Gloucester Railway CCR - Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway GWR - Great Western Railway LVR - Llynvi Valley Railway NCJR - Newquay and Cornwall Junction Railway NDR - North Devon Railway SDR - South Devon Railway SWMR - South Wales Mineral Railway S&WR - Severn and Wye Railway TBR - Torbay and Brixham Railway WCR - West Cornwall Railway

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Abbot (Literature: The Abbot) GWR Waverley class 4-4-0 (1855 - 1876) Abdul Medjid (Famous personality: Abdul Medjid of Turkey) GWR Victoria class 2-4-0 (1856 - 1877) Acheron (Greek mythology: Acheron) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1842 - 1866) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (1866 - 1887) Achilles (Greek mythology: Achilles) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 -1867) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1873 - 1892) Actaeon (Greek mythology: Actaeon) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1868) Ada LVR and SDR 0-6-0ST (1862 - 1884) Aeolus (Greek mythology: Aeolus) GWR Charles Tayleur 2-2-2 (1837 - 1867) Ajax (Greek mythology: Ajax) GWR Mather, Dixon 2-2-2 (1838 - 1840) GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1846 - 1871) SDR Dido class 0-6-0ST (1860 - 1884) Alexander (Famous personality: Alexander II of Russia) GWR Victoria class 2-4-0 (1856 - 1878) Aligator (Powerful animal: Alligator) GWR Pyracmon class 0-6-0 (1848 - 1873) Alma (British battle: Battle of Alma) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1854 - 1872) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1880 - 1892) Amazon (Mythical peoples: Amazons) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1851 - 1877) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1878 - 1892) Amphion (Greek mythology: Amphion) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1856 - 1877) Antelope (Fast animal: Antelope) GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1870) SDR Eagle class 4-4-0ST (1859 - 1884) Antiquary (Literature: The Antiquary) GWR Waverley class 4-4-0 (1855 - 1876) Apollo (Greek mythology: Apollo) GWR Charles Tayleur 2-2-2 (1838 - 1867) Aquarius (Zodiac: Aquarius) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1842 - 1870) Arab (Classical peoples: Arab) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1870) Ariadne (Greek mythology: Ariadne) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1852 - 1879) Ariel (Biblical: Ariel) GWR Mather, Dixon 2-2-2 (1838 - 1840) Aries (Zodiac: Aries) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1841 - 1871) Argo (Greek mythology: Argo) GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1846 - 1855) SDR Dido class 0-6-0ST (1863 - 1892) Argus (Greek mythology: see Argo) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1842 - 1873) Arrow (Speed: Arrow) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1864) Assagais GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1875) Atlas (Greek mythology: Atlas) GWR Sharp, Roberts 2-2-2 (1838 - 1872) SDR Dido class 0-6-0ST (1863 - 1885) Aurora (Greek mythology: Aurora) GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1840 - 1866) SDR Comet class 4-4-0ST (1852 - 1878) Avalanche (Power: Avalanche) GWR Banking class 0-6-0ST (1846 - 1865) Avon (Geography: River Avon) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1857 - 1877) Avonside (Engineer: see Avonside Engine Company) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (c.1865 - 1892) Azalia (Flower: Azalea) GWR Metropolitan class 2-4-0T (1864 - 1872)

B Bacchus (Roman mythology: Bacchus) GWR Charles Tayleur 2-2-2 (1837 - 1842) Balaklava (British battle: Battle of Balaklava) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1854 - 1871) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1871 - 1892) Banshee (Irish mythology: Banshee) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1854 - 1879) Barum NDR 2-2-2- (1855 - 1870) Bath (Geography: Bath) GWR Swindon class 0-6-0 (1866 - 1874) Bee (Insect: Bee) GWR Metropolitan class 2-4-0T (1862 - 1874) Behemoth (Biblical: Behemoth) GWR Pyracmon class 0-6-0 (1848 - 1873) Bellerophon (Greek mythology: Bellerophon) GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1846 - 1870) Bellona (Roman mythology: Bellona) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1870) Bergion GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1847 - 1870) Berkeley (Geography: Berkeley) BGR 2-2-2 (1844 - 1856) Bey (Leader of people: Bey) GWR Metropolitan class 2-4-0T (1862 - 1872) Beyer (Famous engineer: Charles Beyer) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (1865 - 1877) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0T (1877 - 1887) Birmingham (Geography: Birmingham) GWR Swindon class 0-6-0 (1866 - 1873) Bithon GWR Banking class 0-6-0ST (1854 - 1871) Blenkensop (Famous engineer: John Blenkinsop) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (1865 - 1892) Boyne (Geography: River Boyne) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1857 - 1872) Briarcus GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1847 - 1870) Brigand GWR Bogie class 4-4-0ST (1849 - 1873) Bright Star GWR Star class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1864) Brindley (Famous engineer: James Brindley) GWR Victoria class 2-4-0 (1863 - 1879) Bristol (Geography: Bristol) BGR 2-2-2 (1844 - 1855) GWR Swindon class 0-6-0 (1865 - 1873) Brontes (Greek mythology: Brontes) GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1847 - 1872) Brunel (Famous engineer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel) GWR Victoria class 2-4-0 (1863 - 1879) Brutus (Roman personality: Marcus Junius Brutus) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1854 - 1874) SDR Dido class 0-6-0ST (1862 - 1884) Buffalo (Animal: Buffalo) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1841 - 1865) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1872 - 1892) Bulkeley GWR Sir Watkin class 0-6-0T (1865 - 1872) SDR 0-6-0ST (1872 - 1890) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1880 - 1892) Bury (Famous engineer: Edward Bury) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (1865 - 1877) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0T (1877 - 1892) GWR Pyracmon class 0-6-0 (1848 - 1873)

C Caesar (leader of people: Caesar) GWR Caesar class 0-6-0 (1851 - 1880) Caliban (Shakespear character: Caliban) GWR Pyracmon class 0-6-0 (1848 - 1873) Caliph (Leadrer of people: Caliph) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1854 - 1878) Cambyses (Leader of people: Cambyses) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1854 - 1877) Camel (Animal: Camel) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1872 - 1892) Camelia (Flower: Camellia) GWR Metropolitan class 2-4-0T (1863 - 1876) Cancer (Zodiac: Cancer) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1841 - 1874) Capricornus (Zodiac: Capricorn) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1842 - 1870) Castor (Greek mythology: Castor and Pollux) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1874) SDR Eagle class 4-4-0ST (1865 - 1882) Cato (Roman personality: Cato) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1853 - 1871) SDR Eagle class 4-4-0ST (1863 - 1877) Centaur (Greek mythology: Centaur) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1867) Cerebus (Greek mythology: Cerberus) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1866) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (1866 - 1877) GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0T (1877 - 1892) Ceres (Roman mythology: Ceres) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1854 - 1877) Champion (Power: Champion) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1862 - 1878) Charon (Greek mythology: Charon) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1840 - 1878) Cheltenham (Geography: Cheltenham) BGR 2-2-2 (1844 - 1856) Chester (Geography: Chester) GWR Swindon class 0-6-0 (1866 - 1873) Chronus (Greek mythology: Chronos) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1861 - 1878) Cicero (Roman personality: Cicero) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1853 - 1871) Clyde (Geography: River Clyde) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1858 - 1872) Coeur de Lion (Literary: see The Waverley Novels) GWR Waverley class 4-4-0 (1855 - 1876) Comet (Speed: Comet) GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1840 - 1871) SDR Comet class 4-4-0ST (1851 - 1884) Coquette GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1853 - 1875) Cornwall (Geography: Cornwall) NCJR 0-6-0T Corsair GWR Bogie class 4-4-0ST (1849 - 1873) Cossack (Classical peoples: Cossack) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1862 - 1880) Courier (Speed: Courier) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1848 - 1877) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1878 - 1892) Creedy (Geography: River Creedy) NDR 2-4-0 (1855 - 1877) Creese GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1842 - 1866) Creon (Greek mythology: Creon) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1856 - 1872) Crimea (British battles: Crimean War) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1855 - 1876) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1878 - 1892) Crow (Bird: Crow) SDR Raven class 0-4-0ST (1874 - 1892) Cupid (Roman mythology: Cupid and Psyche) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1853 - 1874) Cyclops (Greek mythology: Cyclops) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1840 - 1865) Cyprus (Greek mythology: birthplace of Aphrodite) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1854 - 1878) Czar (Leader of people: Czar) GWR Metropolitan class 2-4-0T (1862 - 1871)

D Damon (Greek mythology: Damon and Pythias) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1842 - 11870) SDR Comet class 4-4-0ST (1852 - 1876) Dart (Speed: Dart; Geography: River Dart) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1870) NDR 2-2-2 (1855 - 1867) SDR Eagle class 4-4-0ST (1863 - 1885) NDR 2-2-2 (1868 - 1877) Defiance BGR / NDR 0-6-0 (1844 - 1867) Dewrance GWR Hawthorn class 2-4-0 (1865 - 1892) Diana (Greek mythology: Diana) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1853 - 1877) Dido (Classical ruler: Dido) GWR Caesar class 0-6-0 (1851 - 1872) SDR Dido class 0-6-0ST (1860 - 1877) Djerid GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1841 - 1870) Dog Star GWR Star class 2-2-2 (1839 -1869) Dragon (Mythological animal: Dragon) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1848 - 1872) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1873 - 1892) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1880 - 1892) Dreadnought BGR / NDR 0-6-0 (1844 - 1863) GWR Premier class 0-6-0 (1846 - 1871) Dromedary (Animal: Dromedary) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1841 - 1866) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1873 - 1892) Druid (Classical peoples: Druid) GWR Caesar class 0-6-0 (1851 - 1879)

E Eagle (Bird: Eagle) GWR Sharp, Roberts 2-2-2 (1838 - 1871) SDR Eagle class 4-4-0ST (1859 - 1876) Eclipse GWR Sun class 2-2-2 (1840 - 1864) Electra (Greek mythology: Electra) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1842 - 1867) Elephant (Animal: Elephant) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1841 - 1870) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1872 - 1892) Elk (Animal: Elk) SDR Eagle class 4-4-0ST (1859 - 1877) Emperor (Leader of people: Emperor) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1847 - 1873) SDR Buffalo class 0-6-0ST (1873 - 1892) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1880 - 1892) Erebus (Greek mythology: Erebus) GWR Fire Fly class 2-2-2 (1842 - 1873) Esk (Geography: River Esk) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1857 - 1880) Estaffette GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1850 - 1884) Ethon (Greek mythology: Ethon) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1863 - 1883) Etna (Geography: Etna) GWR Leo class 2-4-0 (1841 - 1870) CCR and SDR 4-4-0ST (1864 - 1892) Eupatoria (British battle: Eupatoria) GWR Iron Duke class 4-2-2 (1855 - 1876) GWR Rover class 4-2-2 (1878 - 1892) Euripides (Greek personality: Euripides) GWR Bogie class 4-4-0ST (1855 - 1871) Europa (Greek mythology: Europa) GWR Standard Goods 0-6-0 (1853 - 1892) Evening Star GWR Star class 2-2-2 (1839 - 1871)