Tank Locomotives
| Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Steam |
| Designer | Joseph Armstrong |
| Builder | Great Western Railway |
| Configuration | 2-4-0T |
| Gauge | 7 ft 0¼ in |
| Leading wheel diameter |
4 ft 0 in |
| Driver diameter | 5 ft 0 in |
| Wheelbase | 15 ft 3 in |
| Cylinder size | 17 in dia × 24 in stroke |
| Career | Great Western Railway |
| Class | Hawthorn |
- Beyer (1877 - 1887)
- Bury (1877 - 1892)
- Cerberus (1877 - 1892)
- Hedley (1877 - 1892)
- After withdrawal, Hedley was used as a stationary boiler at Conwil Quarry from 1893, then was moved to Neath in 1905. It ceased work in 1914 but was not cut up - at Swindon - until 1929.
- Melling (1877 - 1892)
- Ostrich (1877 - 1892)
- Penn (1877 - 1892)
- Pollux (1877 - 1892)
- Roberts (1877 - 1892)
- Stewart (1877 - 1892)
- This locomotive worked the last broad gauge train on the Falmouth branch on 20 May 1892, in company with Vulcan.
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