Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives
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The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives were two different types of 0-6-0T locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876, the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
List of locomotives
Broad gauge
Two small 0-6-0ST broad gauge locomotives. The first had a 950 gallon tank, the second had a larger 1,200 gallon one.
75 (1866 – 1888) GWR No. 2092
76 (1867 – 1890) GWR No. 2093
Standard gauge
Two standard gauge 0-6-0T locomotives were built for the Culm Valley Light Railway which was then under construction. They were operated on the line until 1881, when they were superseded by 1298 and 1300, two 2-4-0T locomotives which had started life as South Devon Railway locomotives.
114 (1874 – 1934) GWR No. 1376
115 (1875 – 1927) GWR No.
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