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	NOTTINGHAM VICTORIA - RAIL
		A class of locomotives for express passenger work, with a tractive effort of 24395lb and an eventual BR classification of 4P was constructed, based on No.s 98, 100 & 171, eventually numbering 77.
		He lightly modified the Churchward 28xx class, and the 2884 class was born, built between 1938 and 1942 and numbering 80.
		The 16xx class were designed for light shunting and passenger duties, and had a standard 16 165psi boiler, cylinders in common with a 15xx and 4'1½" driving wheels, giving a tractive effort of 18515lb.
	timothyplatypus.tripod.com /NottinghamVictoria/locoGWR.html (4008 words)

	Railways of Britain2
		This class of locomotive had its origins in the 1900’s when the first of the GWR’s 4 cylinder ‘Star’ class locomotives were rolled off the production line at Swindon designed by George Churchward whose work set the principle for later steam locomotive design across the country.
		The Prototype locomotive of the class was ‘Caerphilly Castle’ introduced in the August of 1923 and appeared at the Empire exhibition at Wembley in 1924 as a prime exhibit for the GWR and was displayed next to the then LNER A1 ‘Flying Scotsman’.
		The class hit the record books on the 8th June 1932 when No.5006 (BR number) covered the 77¼ miles from Swindon to London Paddington in 56½ minutes with 39 miles of that run with a speed of 90mph and even towards the ends of their lives they were clocked doing over 100mph on specials.
	groups.msn.com /railwaysofbritain2/gwrcastleclass460.msnw (531 words)

	Railways of Britain2
		The King class were the GWR’s most powerful of locomotives designed by Charles Collett who had also designed the ‘Castle’ class which were more powerful than the LNER ‘Flying Scotsman’.
		King George V was the first of the last group of GWR 4 cylinder locomotives the locomotives being based on the principles of the GWR Star class of 1907 as were the Castle class of engines.
		After only a short period to “run the engine in” in GWR service King George V was dispatched to America to participate in the centenary of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad where it impressed the Americans with its power, hauling a 543 ton train from Washington DC to Philadelphia at speeds up to 74mph.
	groups.msn.com /railwaysofbritain2/gwrkingclass460.msnw (646 words)

	Great Western Railway Star class
		In December 1912, 'North Star' was renumbered as 4000.
		One difference in North Star compared to the rest of the 'Star' class was that the footplate was built 2½ inches higher and even when this engine was rebuilt in a 'Castle'; class locomotive, the footplate kept the non-standard height.
		From 1932, the upper lamp irons were transferred from the front of the chimney to the smokebox door while from 1939, some members of the class received the Grange type of shorter chimney, 1 foot 9 inches high compared to the previous 1 foot 11¾ inches.
	www.greatwestern.org.uk /m_in_str.htm (604 words)

	GWR 4000 Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the production class (4001 to 4072)there were just two set of Walschaert valve gear between the frames, the valves to the outside cylinders being driven by rocking levers.
		An enlarged version of the design was introduced in 1923, this was the Castle Class locomotive, of which about 170 were constructed, including some rebuilds from the 'Star' class.
		Note: The GWR had previously built another class of locomotives which carried the same names, the Star Class, but these were completely different in design.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_4000_Class (442 words)

	Great Western Railway - UK Railways - A Wikia wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Various other railways were built in the area to connect with the GWR: The Bristol and Exeter Railway reached Exeter by 1844, The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway linked Swindon to Gloucester and Cheltenham in 1845, and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway brought the broad gauge to Gloucester in 1844.
		Meanwhile, further developments were made in the GWR's heartland: The South Devon Railway was opened in 1849, extending the broad gauge to Plymouth, and the Cornwall Railway took it over the Royal Albert Bridge and into Cornwall, reaching Penzance by 1867.
		Though this appeared to be a great coup for the GWR, the coal traffic declined significantly as the use of coal as a naval fuel declined, and within a decade the GWR was itself the largest single user of Welsh coal.
	ukrailways.wikia.com /wiki/GWR (1110 words)

	GWR 4000 Class 4003 Lode Star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lode Star is the only remaining GWR Star class locomotive.
		Lode Star survived into the British Railways era, and was finally withdrawn in 1951.
		Lode Star was preserved at the Great Western Museum in Swindon from 1962, and was transferrred to the National Railway Museum in York in 1992, where it is a static non-working exhibit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_4000_Class_4003_Lode_Star (135 words)

	GWR Modelling: Go Edwardian!
		As is evident from the GWR Listings section, there is a small handful of RTR locos available for the period.
		See the GWR Projects section for examples involving a 517 class, an early 38xx class and a Star class - all modified from readily available RTR models.
		This does involve certain compromises: The Bachmann 45xx actually represents a series of this class built in the 1920's (as evidenced by the enlarged bunker) but could be modified to an earlier condition.
	www.gwr.org.uk /noedward.html (891 words)

	SwindonWeb - Guide to Swindon - The GWR Works
		One battle that the GWR was losing, however, was over the railway gauge, with Brunel's broad gauge about to be superseded by standard gauge.
		The first Castle Class locomotives were built in 1923 (Caerphilly Castle, number 4073) but even these were overshadowed by the colossal King Class, the flagships of the GWR, of which King George V (number 6000), built in 1927, remains the most famous.
		The workhorse Hall Class locomotives followed in 1928 as the GWR in general and Swindon in particular enjoyed an international reputation for engineering excellence for the rest of the pre-Second World War period.
	www.swindonweb.com /guid/herirail1.htm (1309 words)

	GWRA Railwayana Auctions, May 2004 Catalogue
		GWR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 comprising: Bodmin Road to Looe, St. Germans to Looe, Tavistock South to Liddaton Halt, St. Austell to Penryn, St. Columb Rd. to Liskeard, Penmere Platform to Truro, Burrator Platform to Princetown, Shepherds to Goonhaven Halt, St. Thomas to Kingskerswell and Grampound Road to Truro.
		GWR (some joint with LMS) whole Edmondson Tickets from Salop to include: Presthope to Shrewsbury: Rushbury to Wellington SA: Blodwell Jn to Oswestry: Dorrington to Shrewsbury: Little Stretton Halt to Shrewsbury: Harton Road to Craven Arms and Stokesay: Onibury to Paddington: Oldwoods to Shrewsbury: Craven Arms and Stokesay to Shrewsbury.
		GWR whole Edmondson Tickets, qty 10 from Gloucestershire comprising: Malswick Halt to Gloucester: Blaisdon Halt to Grange Court: Berkley to Gloucester LMS: Cinderford to Upper Soudley Halt (Severn and Wye): Sharpness to Cardiff: Winterbourne to Horfield: Cirencester Town to Chippenham: Culkerton to Kemble: Chalford to Cirencester Tn: Newent to Birmingham.
	www.gwra.co.uk /railwayanaMay04real.htm (6439 words)

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		The classes were the 44xx (with driving wheels of 4 foot 1 inch) and 45xx (with driving wheels of 4 foot 7½ inches).
		Some of the earliest engines in the class were built in Stafford Road Works Wolverhampton, as well as the main works at Swindon.
		One of the star turns of the class was hauling part of the Cambrian Coast Express to Pwllheli in the 1950s and 1960s, as well as parts of the Cornish Riviera Express.
	members.lycos.co.uk /llgwrgroup/5532.htm (583 words)

	GWR 4073 Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Castle class locomotives were a group of 4-6-0 steam locomotive of the Great Western Railway.
		A development of the earlier Star Class, one hundred and seventy-one(171) were built, over a 25 year span from August 1923 to August 1950.
		The Castle class was noted for superb performance on the Cheltenham Flyer during the 1930s: on June 6th 1932, pulled by 5006 Tregenna Castle, the train covered 77 miles (124 km) from Swindon to Paddington at an average speed of 81.68 miles per hour (131.45 km/h).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_4073_Class (613 words)

	Untitled Document
		GWR requires: clear thesis (not a topic sentence but a thesis statement), logical order of points, support with relevant specific evidence, mature sentence structure, and only a few errors of grammar.
		For the GWR: You must receive a grade of C or better in the class as a final grade, and be certified by the professor that you have written a 500-word, in-class essay that meets the criteria for GWR.
		The class therefore may ask you to spend as much as 7 hours a week, beyond the class meetings and the Palm showing, in reading and in writing (and perhaps in viewing or re-viewing).
	cla.calpoly.edu:16080 /~rsimon/english/English371moviesaboutmovies.htm (1475 words)

	Charles Collett
		The class was named after Earls in order to indicate the "respect" the CME had for those directors and the titled fraternity in general.
		There was a need during the early years of the 1920s for a more powerful locomotive than the 'Star' class and so Collett set about designing an updated version to the weight limit allowed on the West of England line.
		This was the conception of the 'King' class.
	www.greatwestern.org.uk /m_in_gwr_cbc.htm (1227 words)

	GWRA Railwayana Auctions
		Together with an equally rare GWR Sign but sadly rusted, it is fully tited and reads: Passengers are requested to examine their Tickets and Change before leaving the Booking Offices as no mistakes can afterwards be recognised.Measures 14" x 9" and is somewhat dirty and rusted, but absolutely original and even has some 1915 graffitti.
		GWR Champagne Glass, the Bowl of which is etched with the early, GWR Hotels Monogram.
		GWR Rip Saw, steel with wooden handle which is deeply embosses on both sides with the company initials.
	www.gwra.co.uk /WebcatNov02.htm (7953 words)

	SwindonWeb - Guide to Swindon - Swindon People - Charles Collett
		The new class had to be complete in time for the Baltimore and Ohio Centenary Exhibition as it was a matter of great prestige to the GWR that one of their engines should be Britain's standard-bearer.
		When he became annoyed that certain directors of the GWR were pompous enough to demand that engines were named after them, Collett gave their names to new but old fashioned looking engines that ran on the Cambrian coast.
		The GWR claimed that their engine was the more powerful of the two and legend has it that this led to the 1925 trials, which appeared to bear out the GWR's claim.
	www.swindonweb.com /guid/peopcoll0.htm (1514 words)

	Festival Locos
		However, it only carried this name for a year, because the peers whose names were applied to a class of 4-4-0s built for the Cambrian lines objected to being associated with such humble machines and lobbied the Great Western to apply their titles to the splendid new Castle class engines instead.
		First introduced in 1904 as 4500 class, the final batch — built between 1927 and 1929 — were equipped with outside steam pipes to the cylinders, stronger frames and larger water tanks than their predecessors.
		During the final years of steam, the 9Fs supplemented the hard-working GWR 2-8-0 freight locomotives which tramped the route almost throughout the line’s history (an example of the 2800 class, no 2807, built in 1905, is being restored at Toddington), hauling heavy mineral trains between South Wales and the north.
	www.gwsr.com /html/festival_locos.html (2387 words)

	YOUR DICTIONARY -- GWR
		Swindon Works was where the GWR built pretty near all of its locomotives for many years (and probably the coaches and goods wagons, too), as well as doing all of the major overhauls and so on.
		Swindon Works continued to build locomotives, in fact the last steam locomotive to be built by BR was built there in 1960.
		The locomotive that the band leans on in the inner sleeve of The Big Express, #2516, is in the GWR Museum, Swindon.
	website.lineone.net /~ssleightholm/dict/glossary/gwr.htm (435 words)

	GWR Star Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Western Railway Star Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work.
		This class was introduced into service between November 1838 and November 1841, and withdrawn between April 1864 and September 1871.
		North Star was preserved after withdrawal at Swindon Works, but scrapped in January 1906 due to pressures on space at the works.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/GWR_Star_Class (284 words)

	The Story of the G.W.R.
		These pioneer trains were composed of crude, coach-like vehicles for first and second class passengers, while the unfortunate "thirds" had to content themselves with an open truck and a few cross planks for seats.
		They were assured that, if a superior class of carriage were provided for the chaise folk and the "insides," with a less comfortable class for those normally content to travel outside a coach, anybody desirous of cheaper seats should have to share the unprotected conditions which the driver and fireman had for long to endure.
		Locomotives of this class have won for themselves an enviable reputation for economical running, as well as for their ability to haul to scheduled time the heaviest G.W.R. expresses.
	mikes.railhistory.railfan.net /r010.html (8069 words)

	Dean Tenders
		GWR tenders for inside cylinder 4-4-0s Author - Derek Mackenzie
		Tenders appear to be a somewhat neglected subject – even that otherwise excellent (and essential) reference, the RCTS “Dean’s Larger Tender Engines”, dismisses the tender fitted to each loco class with just two words – so-many gallons.
		I have now seen the appendix, which gives lot numbers, building dates and tender numbers – it may be possible to associate a new tender with a new loco on the build dates, but later changes will have to remain guesswork.
	www.orion-models.co.uk /gwr_tenders.html (162 words)

	Notes
		The LMS and subsequently BR classed steam engines by power type and the work they had to do.
		However, main-line engines were nearly all named and were classed by the name series, eg.
		This was reflected in the standard 1968 numbering system still in use which designated each loco a two-digit class number, eg.
	www.pegnsean.net /~railwayseries/notes.htm (182 words)

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		GWR County Class 'County of Bedford' with smoke
		Photo GWR "Star" Class No 4042 "Prince Albert" Paddgton
		Photo GWR Castle 7019 Fowey Castle pilots at Shrewsbury
	search.ebay.ie /gwr_W0QQfrtsZ300QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1 (509 words)

	Review of AM CVn or Helium Cataclysmic Variable stars
		The systems show a wide variation in brightness, thus indicating mass transfer, whilst the spectra is dominated by helium lines with a total absence of hydrogen, thus betraying its helium composition.
		Eventually, the less massive (and thus the bigger degenerate star) star comes into contact with its Roche radius and mass transfer commences.
		AM CVn (HZ 29), the oldest known and probably the most studied object in this class of CV's, is a faint blue object showing a rich spectrum of helium lines associated with a variety of periods.
	phys.lsu.edu /~gokhale/AMCVn1.html (1985 words)

	GWR Latest News
		The GWR has a number of support groups, which hold regular meetings from September to May or June.
		However it’s not going to be all work and no play for C and W – on the 7th July there’s a department outing to York.
		Both locos will be starring in the three day Celebration of Swindon Steam gala over the 7th to the 9th May. The other participants will be 5224, 3822 and 4247.
	members.aol.com /gwrnews/latest.htm (5981 words)

	The Great Western Railway Broad Gauge - A Brief History
		North Star had shown that she was incapable of drawing more than l6tons at 40mph.
		Following modifications by Gooch and Brunel, which included increasing the size of the blast pipe and ensuring that the exhaust steam was discharged up the middle of the chimney, she proved capable of pulling 40tons at 40mph and using less than a third of the quantity of coke at that.
		Gooch was a stickler for high standards of workmanship and it was his disappointment with the workmanship emanating from some of the manufacturers, coupled with his desire for standardisation within locomotive classes, that lead him to construct at Swindon one of the first railway-owned locomotive works in the country.
	lionels.orpheusweb.co.uk /RailSteam/GWRBroadG/BGHist.html (3938 words)

	The BRMNA reference listings for G.W.R. Locomotives.
		Locomotives of the GWR - the Sir Daniels (1), 2-2-2, 7mm
		Locomotives of the GWR - the Sir Daniels (2), 2-2-2, 7mm
		Locomotives of the GWR - the Sir Daniels (3), 0-6-0, 4mm
	home.ca.inter.net /~brmna/locogwr.htm (377 words)

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