GWR Hurricane locomotive
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | T E Harrison |
| Builder | R & W Hawthorn & Co. |
| Configuration | 2-2-2+6 |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in (2,140 mm) |
| Leading wheel size | 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m) |
| Driver size | 10 feet 0 inches (3.05 m) |
| Trailing wheel size | 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m) |
| Wheelbase | 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m) |
| Cylinder size | 16" x 20" 410mm x 510mm |
Hurricane was one of a pair of very different locomotives built for the Great Western Railway by R and W Hawthorn and Company. In order to meet Isambard Kingdom Brunel's strict specifications, a 2-2-2 frame carried the 'engine', while the boiler was on a separate six-wheeled frame.
It ran for just 10,527 miles, but after withdrawal the boiler was used on a new Pyracmon Class goods locomotive, Bacchus.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
- Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
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