- GWR Waverley Class
Infobox Locomotive
name=Great Western Railway Waverley Class
powertype=Steam
whytetype=4-4-0
driversize=7 ft 0 in
leadingsize=4 ft 3 in
wheelbase=18 ft 0¼ in
cylindersize=17 in dia × 24 in stroke
railroad=Great Western Railway
railroadclass=Waverley
gauge=7 ft 0¼ in
designer=Daniel Gooch
builder=Robert Stephenson & Co.The
Great Western Railway Waverley Class were4-4-0 broad gauge steamlocomotive s for express passenger train work.The class was introduced into service between February and June
1855 , and withdrawn between February1872 and November1876 . From about 1865, the Waverley Class was known as the Abbot Class.The names are inspired by the the Waverley novels of
Sir Walter Scott .Locomotives
* "Abbott" (1855 - 1876):"
The Abbot " is one of the Waverley novels.* "Antiquary" (1855 - 1876):"
The Antiquary " is one of the Waverley novels.* "Coeur de Lion":Coeur de Lion is the nickname of King
Richard I of England , who appears inSir Walter Scott 's novel "The Talisman ".* "Ivanhoe" (1855 - 1876):"
Ivanhoe " is one of the Waverley novels.* "Lalla Rookh" (1855 - 1872):"
Lalla-Rookh " was a poem byThomas Moore .* "Pirate" (1855 - 1876):"
The Pirate " is one of the Waverley novels.* "Red Gauntlet" (1855 - 1876):"
Redgauntlet " is one of the Waverley novels.* "Rob Roy" (1855 - 1872):"Rob Roy" is the title of one of the Waverley novels and the nickname of
Robert Roy MacGregor .* "Robin Hood" (1855 - 1876):"
Robin Hood " was an English folk hero.* "Waverley" (1855 - 1876):"Waverley" is the first title in the Waverley series of novels.
References
*
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.