GWR Hurricane locomotive

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)Wheelbase15 feet 9 inches (4.80 m)Cylinder size16 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Withdrawn	1839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^[1] after running for just 10,527 miles. After withdrawal the boiler was used on a new Pyracmon Class goods locomotive, Bacchus.

See also

• GWR Thunderer locomotive - the other Hawthorn locomotive
• GWR Haigh Foundry locomotives - further geared locomotives

References

• Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E. (ed.). The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. 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.