The Great Western RailwayPrince Class 2-2-2broad gaugesteam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between August 1846 and March 1847, and withdrawn between January and September 1870.
From about 1865, the Prince Class locomotives became part of the Priam Class, along with the Fire Fly Class locomotives.
This locomotive was fitted with slightly larger 7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm) driving wheels. It was named after a female practitioner of witchcraft, a witch.
References
Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. pp. B18–B19. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3 – via Archive.org.
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