The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required. Sir Daniel Gooch was the first chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1837 to 1864. ... The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England. ... A selection of early 20th century locomotive types according to their Whyte notation and their comparative size The Whyte notation for classifying steam locomotives by wheel arrangement was devised by Frederick Methvan Whyte and came into use in the early 20th century. ... Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad #87, delivered 1873-10-27 from the Mason Machine Works of Taunton, Massachusetts. ... Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails that make up a railway track. ... On a steam locomotive, a leading wheel or leading axle is an unpowered wheel or axle located in front of the driving wheels. ... On a steam locomotive, a driving wheel is a powered wheel which is driven by the locomotives pistons (or turbine, in the case of a steam turbine locomotive). ... The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. ... Class (locomotive) refers to a group of locomotives built to a common design for a single railroad. ... Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad #87, delivered 1873-10-27 from the Mason Machine Works of Taunton, Massachusetts. ... Great Western Railway broad gauge steam locomotives awaiting scrapping in 1892 after the conversion to standard gauge. ... The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. ... The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway (7 feet 0. ...

They were ordered by Evans, Walker and Gooch who were contracted to operate the locomotives for both the railways. They were designed by Daniel Gooch a development of his earlier Comet class with slightly smaller wheels and larger tanks containing 1,100 gallons, a 37.5% increase, and built by Stothert, Slaughter, Grunning and Company. Sir Daniel Gooch was the first chief mechanical engineer of the Great Western Railway from 1837 to 1864. ... The Avonside Engine Company was a locomotive manufacturer in Bristol, England. ...

From 1 July 1866 the locomotives were bought by the South Devon Railway, after which they were operated as a combined fleet over both railways, but they continued to be accounted to their original owner. On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too. July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Locomotives

South Devon Railway

• Antelope (1859 - 1884) GWR no. 2114

Named after a swift animal. See Antelope.

• Dart (1863 - 1885) GWR no. 2119

Named after a fast missile. See Dart.

Dart hauled the first train on the Launceston and South Devon Railway on 1 June 1865 with Giraffe.

• Giraffe (1859 - 1877) GWR no. 2112

Named after an animal. See Giraffe.

Giraffe hauled the first train on the Launceston and South Devon Railway on 1 June 1865 with Dart.

• Hawk (1859 - 1886) GWR no. 2108

Named after a bird of prey. See Hawk.

• Hector (1860 - 1892) GWR no. 2117

Named after the Greek mythological character, Hector.

• Lion (1859 - 1883) GWR no. 2113

Named after a strong animal. See Lion.

• Tiger (1860 - 1884) GWR no. 2116

Named after a strong animal. See Tiger.

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Cornwall Railway

• Castor (1865 - 1882) GWR no. 2121

Named after the Greek mythological character' Castor, it had originally intended to be named Fal after the River Fal.

• Cato (1863 - 1877) GWR no. 2118

Cato was a name shared by many famous romans.

• Eagle (1859 - 1876) GWR no. 2106

Named after a bird of prey. See Eagle.

• Elk (1859 - 1877) GWR no. 2107

Named after an animal. See Elk.

Just two days after the opening of the railwayElk was derailed near St Germans and fell off Grove viaduct with fatal consequences.

• Gazelle (1859 - 1865) GWR no. 2110

Named after a swift animal. See Gazelle.

• Lynx (1859 - 1876) GWR no. 2109

Named after a strong animal. See Lynx.

• Mazeppa (1859 - 1885) GWR no. 2111

Named after an epic poem, Mazeppa by Lord Byron.

• Pollux (1865 - 1892) GWR no. 2120

Named after the Greek mythological character, Pollux, it had originally been intended to be named Tamar after the River Tamar.

• Wolf (1859 - 1878) GWR no. 2115

Named after a strong animal. See Wolf.

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See also

South Devon Railway locomotives

References

• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. ISBN ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
• Beck, Keith and Copsey, John (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
• (1953) The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Rugeley: The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
• Gregory, R H (1982). The South Devon Railway. Salisbury: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-286-2.
• Railway company records at The National Archives