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The locomotives of both railways were operated as a combined fleet by the South Devon Railway after 1 July 1866. On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too.
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while another locomotive took the train on. The mail train failed to stop at the signal and collided with the locomotive standing there, after which it ran away down the line, running through the buffer stop at
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and associated other adjacent railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required.
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Although a South Devon Railway locomotive, it was originally delivered to work on the Cornwall Railway. On 13 September 1866
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locomotives had slightly larger cylinders and wheels of 17 in × 24 in and 4 ft 9 in wheels.
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at Swindon in 1892 awaiting dismantling following the end of the Great Western Railway's broad gauge services.
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locomotives had 16½ in × 24 in cylinders and 4 ft 6 in driving wheels, the later
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There is some question of identification between some members of this class and the closely related
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in 1861. Some of these could be found working on the South Devon lines after the 1876 amalgamation.
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who were now contracted to operate the locomotives for both the railways. They were built by
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can be an idealized character in mythology or folklore but in this case probably refers to
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was the ship that carried Jason and the Argonauts on their adventures.
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on 22 November 1873 when its boiler blew up. It got its name from
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The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge
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The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge
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1,100 imp gal (5,000 L; 1,300 US gal)
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17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)
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Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.).
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Slaughter, Grüning and Company
Whyte
0-6-0
ST
UIC
Gauge
Driver
Wheelbase
Cylinders
Cylinder size
South Devon Railway
Great Western Railway
Class
0-6-0
ST
broad gauge
South Devon Railway
Cornwall Railway
Evans, Walker and Gooch
Slaughter, Grüning and Company
Vale of Neath Railway
Romulus class
Sheppard (2008)
Sheppard (2008)

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