GWR 3031 Class
Numbering

GWR 3031 Class

Section Title: Numbering
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Number	Name	Built	4-2-2 rebuild	Withdrawn	Details and information

3001	Amazon	01/1892	10/1894	06/1908	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892; named after a nation of female warriors in Greek mythology.

3002	Atalanta	01/1892	06/1894	09/1908	Named after a character in Greek mythology.

3003	Avalanche	02/1892	05/1894	06/1909	Previously the name of a Banking Class locomotive withdrawn in 1865.

3004	Black Prince	02/1892	11/1894	10/1911	Named after the eldest son of Edward III.

3005	Britannia	02/1892	11/1894	02/1908	The Roman name for Britain.

3006	Courier	03/1892	06/1894	02/1914	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3007	Dragon	03/1892	08/1894	03/1912	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3008	Emperor	03/1892	10/1894	08/1912	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3009	Flying Dutchman	03/1892	11/1894	08/1912	Named after the winner of the Derby in 1849.

3010	Fire King	03/1892	09/1894	09/1908	Previously the name of a Banking Class locomotive withdrawn in 1875.

3011	Greyhound	03/1892	01/1894	09/1911	Named after the breed of racing dog.

3012	Great Western	03/1892	06/1894	05/1909	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3013	Great Britain	03/1892	11/1894	02/1914	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3014	Iron Duke	04/1892	10/1894	06/1908	Previously the name of the Iron Duke Class and a locomotive of that class; in this case it was reused from a locomotive of the Rover Class withdrawn in 1892.

3015	Kennet	04/1892	08/1894	06/1908	Named after the river. The locomotive was involved in the Slough rail accident of 1900.

3016	Lightning	04/1892	11/1894	03/1911	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3017	Prometheus	04/1892	09/1894	09/1908	Originally named Nelson; renamed 05/1895; previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892. Prometheus is a Titan in Greek mythology.

3018	Glenside	04/1892	08/1894	06/1913	Built as Racer (a term for fast trains from the mid-19th century); renamed 09/1911.

3019	Rover	04/1892	05/1894	09/1908	Previously the name of the Rover Class of locomotives, and of an Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871.

3020	Sultan	04/1892	09/1894	02/1908	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3021	Wigmore Castle	04/1892	03/1894	05/1909	Built to broad gauge. Involved in an accident in Box Tunnel in 1893. Named after a ruined castle in Herefordshire.

3022	Bessemer	05/1892	07/1894	02/1909	Built to broad gauge and originally named Rougemont (previously the name of an Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1879). Renamed in 1898, after Henry Bessemer, who invented the first process for mass-producing steel.

3023	Swallow	07/1891	09/1894	09/1912	Built to broad gauge; previously the name of an Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871.

3024	Storm King	07/1891	12/1894	02/1909	Built to broad gauge.

3025	Quicksilver	08/1891	10/1894	09/1908	Built to broad gauge and named St. George.

3026	Tornado	08/1891	06/1894	02/1909	Built to broad gauge; previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892.

3027	Worcester	08/1891	11/1894	07/1914	Built to broad gauge and originally named Thames; renamed 12/1895.

3028	Wellington	08/1891	07/1894	02/1909	Built to broad gauge. Previously the name of an Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873.

3029	White Horse	11/1891	07/1894	05/1909	During the first half of the 19th Century the West Country saw several hill figures carved by garrisoned troops, often in the form of a white horse; these were inspired by the original Uffington White Horse in the Vale of the White Horse, in Berkshire (Oxfordshire since 1974).

3030	Westward Ho	12/1891	10/1894	05/1909	Named after a brand of tobacco produced by W.D. & H.O.

3031	Achilles	03/1894	07/1912	Name of the class of locomotives to which this locomotive belongs; previously the name of a Firefly Class locomotive withdrawn in 1867.

3032	Agamemnon	07/1894	10/1913	Agamemnon was a character in Greek mythology; HMS Agamemnon served in both the American Revolutionary War and Napoleonic Wars, and was Nelson's favourite battleship.

3033	Albatross	07/1894	07/1911

3034	Behemoth	07/1894	10/1908	Previously the name of a Pyracmon Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873.

3035	Beaufort	07/1894	05/1909	Originally named Bellerophon (previously the name of a Premier Class locomotive withdrawn in 1870); renamed 12/1895.

3036	Crusader	09/1894	03/1911

3037	Corsair	09/1894	10/1908	Previously the name of a Bogie Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873; named after the North African pirates.

3038	Devonia	09/1894	10/1908

3039	Dreadnought	09/1894	07/1915	An allusion to the power of a steam locomotive.

3040	Empress of India	09/1894	03/1912	A title of Queen Victoria.

3041	James Mason	10/1894	11/1912	Originally Emlyn; renamed The Queen 1897 (previously the name of a Prince Class locomotive, withdrawn 1870); renamed James Mason 06/1910.

3042	Frederick Saunders	10/1894	01/1912

3043	Hercules	01/1895	12/1913	Previously the name of a Hercules Class locomotive withdrawn in 1870.

3044	Hurricane	01/1895	10/1908	Named after the horse that won the 1,000 Guineas in 1862.

3045	Hirondelle	01/1895	05/1914	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1891; French for "swallow".

3046	Lord of the Isles	01/1895	10/1908	Previously the name of an Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1884; a Scottish title of nobility.

3047	Lorna Doone	02/1895	11/1912	A novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore set in 17th Century Devon, within the GWR region.

3048	Majestic	02/1895	06/1913	Named after HMS Majestic, a battleship launched the month prior to the locomotive's delivery.

3049	Nelson	02/1895	07/1913	Originally named Prometheus; renamed 05/1895. Previously the name of an Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873.

3050	Royal Sovereign	02/1895	12/1915	Royal Sovereign was a contemporary term for Queen Victoria. This name was temporarily transferred to Atbara Class locomotive no.

3051	Stormy Petrel	02/1895	11/1912

3052	Sir Walter Raleigh	03/1895	09/1913	Named after the Elizabethan nobleman and explorer who was involved in the English settlement of Virginia, and popularized tobacco smoking in Europe.

3053	Sir Francis Drake	03/1895	09/1911	Named after the Elizabethan sea captain, navigator and slave-trader, famous for the defeat of the Spanish Armada and the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.

3054	Sir Richard Grenville	03/1895	10/1911	Named after the Elizabethan privateer and explorer, involved with Raleigh in the settlement of North America, and with Drake's action against the Spanish Armada.

3055	Lambert	03/1895	02/1914	Built as Trafalgar (previously the name of an Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871); renamed 07/1901. Lambert was a captain of the English navy during the Napoleonic Wars.

3056	Wilkinson	03/1895	10/1914	Built as Timour (previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892); renamed 07/1901.

3057	Walter Robinson	04/1895	09/1912	Built as Tartar (previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892); renamed 07/1901.

3058	Grierson	04/1895	02/1912	Built as Ulysses (previously the name of an Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1872); renamed 05/1895. James Grierson, was chief engineer of the GWR; his son William was also a civil engineer on the railway.

3059	John W. Wilson	04/1895	06/1913	Named after a Worcestershire Liberal Unionist politician.

3060	John G. Griffiths	04/1895	03/1915	Built as Warlock (previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn 1892); renamed 03/1908, after a Director of the GWR 1908–22; name removed 03/1914.

3061	George A. Wills	05/1897	12/1912	Built as Alexandra; name removed 11/1910; renamed 10/1911 after a GWR Director and chairman of Imperial Tobacco.

3062	Albert Edward	05/1897	04/1915	Named after the first son of Queen Victoria, the Prince of Wales and future King Edward VII.

3063	Duke of York	06/1897	01/1912	Named after George Frederick, the grandson of Queen Victoria who would later become King George V.

3064	Duke of Edinburgh	06/1897	09/1911	Named after Alfred, Queen Victoria's second son.

3065	Duke of Connaught	07/1897	10/1914	Named after Arthur, Queen Victoria's third son.

3066	Duchess of Albany	12/1897	10/1913	Named after Helena, the wife of Queen Victoria's youngest son Leopold.

3067	Duchess of Teck	12/1897	12/1914	Named after Queen Victoria's cousin (mother of May of Teck, who became Queen Mary as wife of King George V).

3068	Duke of Cambridge	01/1898	11/1912	Named after Queen Victoria's cousin, who was commander-in-chief of the British Army until 1895.

3069	Earl of Chester	01/1898	06/1912	A title given to Albert Edward when he became Prince of Wales.

3070	Earl of Warwick	02/1898	10/1914	Named after a Conservative politician who served in the House of Commons 1879–92 and the House of Lords until his death in 1924.

3071	Emlyn	02/1898	10/1914	Named after an area of South Wales, served by the GWR.

3072	Bulkeley	06/1898	08/1912	Built as North Star (previously the name of a Star Class locomotive withdrawn 1871); name removed early 1906; renamed 09/1906 (previously the name of a Sir Watkin Class locomotive withdrawn 1872).

3073	Princess Royal	06/1898	10/1912	Title of Queen Victoria's eldest daughter.

3074	Princess Helena	06/1898	12/1915	Named after Queen Victoria's third daughter.

3075	Princess Louise	07/1898	06/1912	Named after the eldest daughter of Albert Edward (granddaughter of Queen Victoria).

3076	Princess Beatrice	02/1899	07/1912	Named after Queen Victoria's fifth daughter.

3077	Princess May	02/1899	11/1912	Named after George Frederick's wife May of Teck.

3078	Eupatoria	02/1899	11/1911	Previously the name of a Rover Class locomotive withdrawn 1892; a battle in the Crimean War.

3079	Thunderbolt	02/1899	09/1911

3080	Windsor Castle	03/1899	10/1913	Named after the residence of the Royal Family, in Berkshire.

Sentence(s)

No. 3021 was rebuilt as a 4-2-2 in March 1894.

final_sentence: No. 3021 was rebuilt as a 4-2-2 in March 1894.