GWR Ariadne Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) Ariadne Class and Caliph class were broad gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for goods train work by Daniel Gooch and often referred to as his Standard Goods locomotives.

The class was introduced into service between May 1852 and March 1863, and withdrawn between January 1871 and the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892.

List of locomotives

A to E

* "Amphion " (1856 - 1877):There are several different characters called Amphion in Greek mythology.
* "Ariadne " (1852 - 1879):Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete in Greek mythology.
* "Avon " (1857 - 1877):There are many River Avons in the United Kingdom, notably the Bristol Avon which the Great Western Railway follows between Bath and Bristol.
* "Banshee " (1854 - 1879):A banshee is a creature in Irish mythology.
* "Boyne " (1857 - 1872):The River Boyne is in Ireland, reaching the sea at Drogheda.
* "Brutus " (1854 - 1874):After withdrawal, "Brutus" was sold to the Bryndu Coal Company. It was named after Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins.
* "Caliph " (1854 - 1878):A caliph is an Islamic leader.
* "Cambyses " (1854 - 1877):Cambyses is a name shared by several Persian monarchs.
* "Cato" (1853 - 1871):The name Cato was shared by several Romans in the Porcii family, including Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger.
* "Ceres" (1854 - 1877):Ceres is a Roman goddess.
* "Champion" (1862 - 1878):The name "Champion" refers to a winner in a battle or sport.
* "Chronus" (1861 - 1878):In Greek mythology, Chronus is the personification of time.
* "Cicero" (1853 - 1871):This locomotive was named after Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman philosopher.
* "Clyde" (1858 - 1872):The River Clyde is in Scotland, flowing westwards through Glasgow.
* "Coquette" (1853 - 1875)
* "Cossack" (1862 - 1880):Cossacks are a race of eastern Europeans, famed for their horsemanship and well known for their military skills in the Crimean War..
* "Creon" (1856 - 1872):Creon is a character in Greek mythology.
* "Cupid" (1853 - 1874):Cupid is the Roman god of love.
* "Cyprus" (1854 - 1878):Cyprus was the birthplace of Aphrodite in Greek mythology.
* "Diana" (1853 - 1877):Diana is the Roman goddess of the hunt.
* "Esk" (1857 - 1880):There are several River Esks in the United Kingdom, notably the River Esk in Cumbria.
* "Ethon" (1863 - 1883):Ethon (or more correctly Aethon) is the name of several characters from Greek mythology.
* "Europa" (1853 - 1892):This locomotive was extensively rebuilt at Swindon railway works in 1869 and was thus the only member of this large class to survive until the end of the broad gauge on 21 May 1892. Europa is a princess in Greek mythology.

F to M

* "Flirt" (1852 - 1874)
* "Flora" (1854 - 1872):This locomotive was sold in 1873 to M. Moxhan and Company. Flora is the Roman goddess of flowers and the spring.
* "Forth" (1858 - 1878):The River Forth is in central Scotland, flowing eastwards to the sea through the Firth of Forth.
* "Geryon" (1854 - 1876):Geryon is a titan in Greek mythology.
* "Giaour" (1852 - 1880):"The Giaour" is a poem by Lord Byron.
* "Gladiator" (1861 - 1877):A gladiator was a Roman professional fighter.
* "Gyfeillon" (1856 - 1879)
* "Hades" (1861 - 1878):The Greek underworld is known as Hades.
* "Hebe" (1852 - 1877):Hebe is a Greek goddess.
* "Hecuba" (1853 - 1873):After it was withdrawn, this locomotive was sold to the Dinas Main Coal Company. Hecuba was a queen of Troy in Greek mythology
* "Humber" (1857 - 1883):The River Humber is in northern England, flowing past Kingston upon Hull to reach the sea.
* "Iris" (1854 - 1874):Iris is the personification of a rainbow in Greek mythology.
* "Janus" (1854 - 1880):Janus is the Roman god of gateways who gives his name to the month of January.
* "Lagoon" (1861 - 1876)
* "Leander" (1852 - 1875):Leander is a character in Greek mythology.
* "Leonidas" (1863 - 1881):Leonidas was a Spartan king, killed at the Battle of Thermopylae.
* "Liffey" (1855 - 1872):The River Liffey is in Ireland, flowing through Dublin.
* "Luna" (1863 - 1880):This locomotive was named after Luna, the Roman goddess of the Moon.
* "Magi" (1856 - 1879):The Magi are an ancient tribe, best known for the "Three Wise Men" in the Bible.
* "Mersey" (1857 - 1879):The River Mersey is in north-west England, flowing through Liverpool.
* "Metis" (1855 - 1877):Metis is a Greek mythological titaness.
* "Midas" (1854 - 1875):This locomotive was sold to V J Barton. Midas was an ancient king who, in Greek mythology, turned everything that he touched into gold.
* "Minerva" (1853 - 1877):Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom.
* "Monarch" (1853 - 1879):A Monarch is a head of state.

N to R

* "Nelson" (1853 - 1873):After withdrawal, "Nelson" was sold to the Star Patent Fuel Company in Cardiff. Lord Nelson was a British naval hero who was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar.
* "Nemesis" (1855 - 1877):Nemesis is the spirit of divine retribution in Greek mythology.
* "Neptune" (1854 - 1881):Neptune is the Roman god of the sea. The same name had been carried by one of the unsuccessful Charles Tayleur locomotives.
* "Nero" (1855 - 1877):Nero is the familiar name of the Roman emperor Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.
* "Nimrod" (1854 - 1877):Nimrod was a Mesopotamian king who is mentioned in the Bible.
* "Octavia" (1855 - 1873):This locomotive was named after Claudia Octavia, the first wife of the Roman emperor Nero.
* "Olympus" (1861 - 1879):Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in Greece and the home of the Greek gods.
* "Orpheus" (1861 - 1877):Orpheus is a character in Greek mythology.
* "Orson" (1854 - 1874)
* "Osiris" (1855 - 1877):This locomotive was named after Osiris, the Egyptian god of life, death, and fertility.
* "Pallas" (1856 - 1879):There are several characters in Greek mythology known as Pallas, the most familiar being Athena.
* "Pandora" (1863 - 1880):Pandora was the first woman according to Greek mythology.
* "Panthea" (1856 - 1878)
* "Pearl" (1852 - 1878)
* "Pelops" (1855 - 1876):Pelops is a character in Greek mythology.
* "Pioneer" (1861 - 1877)
* "Plutarch" (1862 - 1875):This locomotive was named after Mestrius Plutarchus, a Greek writer.
* "Plutus" (1855 - 1874):This locomotive is named after Plutus, the Greek god of wealth.
* "Plym" (1859 - 1875):This locomotive was sold to V J Barton. The River Plym is in south-west England, flowing into the sea at Plymouth.
* "Psyche" (1853 - 1874):Psyche is a character in Greek mythology associated with Cupid
* "Regulus" (1862 - 1883):The Regulus is a Roman monster, better known as the Greek Basilisk.
* "Remus" (1853 - 1879):Remus, along with his twin brother Romulus, was the traditional founder of Rome.
* "Rhea" (1855 - 1872):Rhea is a Greek mythological titaness.
* "Rhondda" (1859 - 1877):The River Rhondda is in South Wales.
* "Romulus" (1853 - 1877):Romulus, along with his twin brother Remus, was the traditional founder of Rome.
* "Ruby" (1854 - 1881)

to Z

* "Salus" (1854 - 1877):Salus is a Roman goddess.
* "Severn" (1857 - 1873):The River Severn is a river in the United Kingdom that flows through Gloucester.
* "Severus" (1861 - 1878):This locomotive was named after the Roman emperor Lucius Septimius Severus.
* "Sirius" (1861 - 1880):Sirius is the brightest star in the sky.
* "Shannon" (1857 - 1880):The River Shannon is in Ireland, reaching the sea at Limerick.
* "Sibyl" (1854 - 1878):A sybil is a prophetess in Greek mythology.
* "Sphinx" (1854 - 1873):The sphinx is a creature in Egyptian mythology.
* "Sylla" (1862 - 1878)
* "Talbot" (1861 - 1877)
* "Tamar" (1859 - 1880):The River Tamar forms the border between Devon and Cornwall in England, reaching the sea near Plymouth.
* "Tantalus" (1862 - 1876):Tantalus is a Greek mythological character, son of Zeus.
* "Tay" (1858 - 1881):The River Tay is the largest in Scotland and flows eastwards past Dundee.
* "Thames" (1854 - 1877):The River Thames flows from near Swindon and through London to the sea.
* "Theseus" (1862 - 1880):Theseus was a legendary Athenian king.
* "Trafalgar" (1853 - 1871):The Battle of Trafalgar was the most significant naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars during which Lord Nelson was killed.
* "Tweed" (1857 - 1874):The River Tweed is in southern Scotland, reaching the sea at Berwick-upon-Tweed in England.
* "Tyne" (18759 -1877):The River Tyne is in north-east England, flowing between Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.
* "Typhon" (1855 - 1879):Typhon is a monster in Greek mythology.
* "Ulysses" (1853 - 1872):After withdrawal, "Ulysses" was sold to Gorham and Company. Ulysseswas the central character in Homer's "Odyssey".
* "Vesper" (1854 - 1879):Vesper is a character in Roman mythology.
* "Vixen" (1854 - 1879):A vixen is a female fox.
* "Warhawk" (1861 - 1877)
* "Warrior" (1861 - 1872):The name warrior means a fighter.
* "Wear" (1859 - 1879):The River Wear is in north=east England and reaches the sea at Sunderland.
* "Wellington" (1853 - 1873):This locomotive was named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, the first Duke of Wellington, who was also honoured by the GWR Iron Duke Class.
* "Wye" (1859 - 1879):The River Wye is in Wales and flows through Chepstow into the River Severn.
* "Xerxes" (1863 - 1882):Xerxes was a Persian emperor.
* "Zetes" (1855 - 1877):Zetes is one of the Boreads in Greek mythology.
* "Zina" (1853 - 1874)

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