GWR Hurricane locomotive

GWR Hurricane

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer T. E. Harrison Builder R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. Serial number 236 Build date 1838 Total produced 1

Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-2-2+6 Gauge 7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Leading dia. 4 feet 6 inches (1,372 mm) Driver dia. 10 feet 0 inches (3,048 mm) Trailing dia. 4 feet 6 inches (1,372 mm) Wheelbase 15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m) Cylinder size 16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)

Career Operators Great Western Railway Number in class 1 Withdrawn 1839 Disposition Scrapped

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	T. E. Harrison
Builder	R. & W. Hawthorn & Co.
Serial number	236
Build date	1838
Total produced	1

Specifications
Configuration:	​
• Whyte	2-2-2+6
Gauge	7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Leading dia.	4 feet 6 inches (1,372 mm)
Driver dia.	10 feet 0 inches (3,048 mm)
Trailing dia.	4 feet 6 inches (1,372 mm)
Wheelbase	15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m)
Cylinder size	16 in × 20 in (406 mm × 508 mm)

Career
Operators	Great Western Railway
Number in class	1
Withdrawn	1839
Disposition	Scrapped

Hurricane was the second of a pair of steam locomotives (the other being Thunderer) built for the Great Western Railway (GWR) by R. & W. Hawthorn & Co. whose design was very different from other locomotives. 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.

The locomotive was delivered to the GWR on 6 October 1838 and ceased work in December 1839 after running for just 10,527 miles. After withdrawal the boiler was used on a new Pyracmon Class goods locomotive, Bacchus.

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