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GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives

GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives rather than just read about it. In short: The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included six 2-2-2 Charles Tayleur locomotives. They were built by Charles Tayleur and Company, which became later the Vulcan Foundry.

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Reference excerpt

The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included six 2-2-2 Charles Tayleur locomotives. They were built by Charles Tayleur and Company, which became later the Vulcan Foundry. The locomotives were unsuccessful and rapidly supplemented by the Star Class locomotives ordered by Daniel Gooch once he had been appointed as the Locomotive Engineer. As built, they comprised two groups of three: the first group, delivered in 1837, had cylinders having a bore of 14 inches (360 mm) and the second group, delivered in 1838, had cylinders having a bore of 12 inches (300 mm); all had a stroke of 16 inches (410 mm).

14-inch cylinder locomotives

Vulcan (Tayleur 51; 1837–1868) This locomotive was the first to run on the Great Western Railway when it was tested on 28 December 1837 from its shed at West Drayton. It was withdrawn in 1843 but was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive and returned to service in 1846, running in this form until 1868. It survived for two more years at Reading as a stationary boiler. It is named after the workshops where it was built, which themselves were named after the Roman god of fire. Æolus (Tayleur 52; 1837–1867) This locomotive worked the first train on the Great Western Railway when it opened on 4 June 1838. In 1843 it was fitted with more conventional 6-foot-0-inch (1.829 m) driving and 3-foot-0-inch (0.914 m) carrying wheels with 15-by-18-inch (381 mm × 457 mm) cylinders; at some time it was converted to a 2-2-2T tank locomotive. Named for Aeolus, Greek ruler of the winds. Bacchus (Tayleur 53; 1837–1842) The name was later carried by a Pyracmon Class goods locomotive. Named for Bacchus, Roman god of wine-making.

12-inch cylinder locomotives

Apollo (Tayleur 62; 1838–1867) This locomotive was rebuilt in 1839 with new cylinders 15 by 18 inches (381 mm × 457 mm) and was altered to become a 2-2-2T before it ceased work in 1867. Named for Apollo, Greek and Roman god of the sun. Neptune (Tayleur 63; 1838–1840) The name was later carried by one of the Ariadne Class standard goods locomotives. Named for Neptune, Roman god of the sea. Venus (Tayleur 64; 1838–1870) This locomotive was withdrawn in 1843 but was rebuilt and returned to service in 1846. It now had 6-foot-0-inch (1.829 m) driving and 3-foot-0-inch (0.914 m) carrying wheels, with 15-by-18-inch (381 mm × 457 mm) cylinders; at some time it was also converted to run as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive. Named for Venus, Roman goddess of love and fertility. The name was also carried by a Firefly Class locomotive from 1841.

References

Sources Reed, P.J.T. (1953). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Railwy Correspondence and Travel Society. pp. B9–B10. 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.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives

In research: GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2-2-2 locomotives, Broad gauge (7 feet) railway locomotives, Early steam locomotives, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for GWR Charles Tayleur locomotives outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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