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GWR Haigh Foundry locomotives

GWR Haigh Foundry 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 Haigh Foundry locomotives rather than just read about it. In short: The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included two unusual Haigh Foundry locomotives. Snake and Viper were built at the Haigh Foundry and delivered in September 1838.

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Reference excerpt

The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included two unusual Haigh Foundry locomotives. Snake and Viper were built at the Haigh Foundry and delivered in September 1838. They had 14.75 in × 18 in (375 mm × 457 mm) cylinders and the driving wheels geared 2:3 to keep the cylinder stroke speed low while allowing high track speed, in line with Brunel's specifications. The boiler had a diameter of 39 in (991 mm) and was 9 ft (2,743 mm) long. Both locomotives only became useful after modifications in 1839 and 1840, where they were rebuilt with 13 in × 18 in (330 mm × 457 mm) cylinders and a conventional drive. They likely received their 6 ft (1,829 mm) driving wheels at the same time. They were later converted to 2-2-2 tank locomotives, possibly when they were sent to work for the South Devon Railway Company in 1846, where they got the names Exe and Teign. The locomotives returned to the GWR in 1851. Viper operated until January 1868 and Snake November 1869. Viper was afterwards used as stationary boiler in Shrewsbury.

Names Snake (Haigh Foundry 25; 1838–1869) Named Exe while working on the South Devon Railway between 1846 and 1851, after the River Exe; it reverted to Snake when it returned to the Great Western Railway. Viper (Haigh Foundry 26; 1838–1868) Named Teign while working on the South Devon Railway between 1846 and 1851, after the River Teign; it reverted to Viper when it returned to the Great Western Railway.

References

Sources Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. p. B11. ISBN 0-901115-32-0. OCLC 650490992.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link) Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3 – via Archive.org.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with GWR Haigh Foundry locomotives

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what GWR Haigh Foundry locomotives claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to GWR Haigh Foundry locomotives before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about GWR Haigh Foundry 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 Haigh Foundry locomotives

In research: GWR Haigh Foundry 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 Haigh Foundry 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 Haigh Foundry 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 Haigh Foundry 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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