the great western railway hawthorn class were 2-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. this class was introduced into service in 1865, a development of the victoria class. twenty locomotives were ordered from slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company and given the names of famous engineers. the remaining six were built by the railway itself at swindon and given names previously carried by the firefly class locomotives that they replaced. withdrawals started in march 1876 but the following year ten were rebuilt as 2-4-0t tank locomotives; the last survived until the end of the broad gauge on 21 may 1892. ==tender locomotives==  * acheron (1866 - 1887) :this locomotive was built by the great western railway at swindon. the name acheron comes from a greek river and had previously been carried by a fire fly class locomotive. * beyer (1865 - 1877) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company. it was named after charles beyer, a founder partner in the beyer, peacock and company locomotive manufacturing firm. * blenkensop (1865 - 1892) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company, this locomotive was named after john blenkinsop, a mining engineer and pioneer of railway locomotives. * bury (1865 - 1877) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company. this locomotive was named after edward bury of bury, curtis, and kennedy. * cerberus (1866 - 1877) :this locomotive was built at swindon. cerebus was a character in greek mythology and the name had previously been carried by a fire fly class locomotive. * dewrance (1865 - 1892) :built by the slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company, it was named after john dewrance, an early railway engineer. * fenton (1865 - 1892) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company. this locomotive was named after james fenton of fenton, murray and jackson. * foster (1865 - 1876) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company, it was probably named after james foster of foster, rastrick and company. * gooch (1865 - 1892) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company, this locomotive was named after daniel gooch, the first locomotive engineer of the great western railway. * hackworth (1865 - 1892) :built by slaughter, grÃ¼ning and company, this locomotive was nam
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