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Hercules
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Daniel Gooch
Builder
Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
0-6-0
Gauge
7 ft 1⁄4 in (2,140 mm)
Driver dia.
5 ft 0 in (1,524 mm)
Wheelbase
12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Cylinder size
15 in × 18 in (381 mm × 457 mm) dia × stroke
Career
Operators
Great Western Railway
Class
Hercules
The GWR Hercules Class were four broad gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway. They were its first 0-6-0 locomotives, being built in 1842 by Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company stemming from the company's need for goods locomotives. This resulted in the last four Firefly Class locomotives being modified while still in production.[1] From about 1865, the Hercules Class locomotives became part of the Fury Class, along with the Premier Class locomotives. They were withdrawn between 1870 and 1871.[2]
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