The Great Western Railway (GWR) Ariadne Class and Caliph Class were broad gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for goods train work by Daniel Gooch and are often referred to as his Standard Goods locomotives.
The class was introduced into service between May 1852 and March 1863, and were built in seven lots at Swindon with a total of 102 locomotives. All were withdrawn between 1871 and 1883 except for Europa, which was extensively rebuilt in 1869 and survived until the end of the GWR broad gauge in May 1892.
Naming Build date Retire date Name Notes 1856 1877 Amphion 1852 1879 Ariadne 1857 1877 Avon 1854 1879 Banshee 1857 1872 Boyne 1854 1874 Brutus After withdrawal, Brutus was sold to the Bryndu Coal Company. 1854 1878 Caliph 1854 1877 Cambyses 1853 1871 Cato 1854 1877 Ceres 1862 1878 Champion 1861 1878 Chronos 1853 1871 Cicero 1858 1872 Clyde 1853 1875 Coquette 1862 1880 Cossack 1856 1872 Creon 1853 1874 Cupid 1854 1878 Cyprus 1853 1877 Diana 1857 1880 Esk 1863 1883 Aethon 1853 1892 Europa This locomotive was extensively rebuilt at Swindon Works in 1869 and was thus the only member of this large class to survive until the end of the broad gauge on 21 May 1892. 1852 1874 Flirt 1854 1872 Flora This locomotive was sold in 1873 to M. Moxhan and Company. 1858 1878 Forth 1854 1876 Geryon 1852 1880 Giaour 1861 1877 Gladiator 1856 1879 Gyfellion 1861 1878 Hades 1852 1877 Hebe 1853 1873 Hecuba After it was withdrawn, this locomotive was sold to the Dinas Main Coal Company. 1857 1883 Humber 1854 1874 Iris 1854 1880 Janus 1861 1876 Lagoon 1852 1875 Leander 1863 1881 Leonidas 1855 1872 Liffey 1863 1880 Luna 1856 1879 Magi 1857 1879 Mersey 1855 1877 Metis 1854 1875 Midas 1853 1877 Minerva 1853 1879 Monarch 1853 1873 Nelson After withdrawal, Nelson was sold to the Star Patent Fuel Company in Cardiff. 1855 1877 Nemesis 1854 1881 Neptune 1855 1877 Nero 1854 1877 Nimrod 1855 1873 Octavia 1861 1879 Olympus 1861 1877 Orpheus 1854 1874 Orson 1855 1877 Osiris 1856 1879 Palas 1863 1880 Pandora 1856 1878 Panthea 1852 1878 Pearl 1855 1876 Pelops 1861 1877 Pioneer 1862 1875 Plutarch 1855 1874 Plutus 1859 1875 Plym This locomotive was sold to V J Barton. 1853 1874 Psyche 1862 1883 Regulus 1853 1879 Remus 1855 1872 Rhea 1859 1877 Rhondda 1853 1877 Romulus 1854 1881 Ruby 1854 1877 Salus 1857 1873 Severn 1861 1878 Severus 1861 1880 Sirius 1857 1880 Shannon 1854 1878 Sibyl 1854 1873 Sphinx 1862 1878 Sylla 1861 1877 Talbot 1859 1880 Tamar 1862 1876 Tantalus 1858 1881 Tay 1854 1877 Thames 1862 1880 Theseus 1853 1871 Trafalgar 1857 1874 Tweed 1859 1877 Tyne 1855 1879 Typhon 1853 1872 Ulysses After withdrawal, Ulysses was sold to Gorham and Company. 1854 1879 Vesper 1854 1879 Vixen 1861 1877 Warhawk 1861 1872 Warrior 1859 1879 Wear 1853 1873 Wellington 1859 1879 Wye 1863 1882 Xerxes 1855 1877 Zetes 1853 1874 Zina
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