| No. | Name | Class | Built | Withdrawn | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariadne | Ariadne | 1852 | 1879 | Ariadne was the daughter of King Minos of Crete in Greek mythology. | |
| Flirt | Ariadne | 1852 | 1874 | Flirting is a social interaction where people show romantic or sexual interest in one another | |
| Giaour | Ariadne | 1852 | 1880 | The Giaour is a poem by Byron | |
| Hebe | Ariadne | 1852 | 1877 | Hebe is a goddess in Greek mythology | |
| Leander | Ariadne | 1852 | 1875 | Leander is a character in Greek mythology | |
| Pearl | Ariadne | 1852 | 1878 | A Pearl is stones made our of calcium carbonate that are produced by oysters and when polished are used in women's jewelry. | |
| Cato | Ariadne | 1853 | 1871 | Cato the Elder and Cato the Younger were famous ancient Romans | |
| Cicero | Ariadne | 1853 | 1871 | Cicero was a Roman philosopher | |
| Coquette | Ariadne | 1853 | 1875 | Coquette was a word used to describe a woman who flirts in a childish way with men | |
| Cupid | Ariadne | 1853 | 1874 | Cupid is the god of love in Roman mythology | |
| Diana | Ariadne | 1853 | 1877 | Diana is the goddess of the hunt in Roman mythology | |
| Europa | Ariadne | 1853 | 1892 | extensively rebuilt at Swindon railway works in 1869 and thus the only member of this large class to survive until the end of the broad gauge on 21 May 1892. Europa is a princess in Greek mythology. | |
| Hecuba | Ariadne | 1853 | 1873 | After it was withdrawn, this locomotive was sold to the Dinas Main Coal Company. Hecuba was a queen of Troy in Greek mythology | |
| Minerva | Ariadne | 1853 | 1877 | Minerva was the goddess of wisdom in Roman mythology | |
| Monarch | Ariadne | 1853 | 1879 | A Monarch is a royal head of state | |
| Nelson | Ariadne | 1853 | 1873 | After withdrawal, Nelson was sold to the Star Patent Fuel Company in Cardiff. The name refers to Horatio Nelson, a British Admiral in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, who was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar. | |
| Psyche | Ariadne | 1853 | 1874 | Psyche is a character in Greek mythology associated with Cupid | |
| Romulus | Ariadne | 1853 | 1877 | Romulus and Remus were figures in Roman mythology, twin brothers who founded Rome. | |
| Remus | Ariadne | 1853 | 1879 | Romulus and Remus were figures in Roman mythology, twin brothers who founded Rome. | |
| Trafalgar | Ariadne | 1853 | 1871 | The Battle of Trafalgar was the most significant naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars during which Lord Nelson was killed. | |
| Ulysses | Ariadne | 1853 | 1872 | After withdrawal, Ulysses was sold to Gorham and Company. Ulysseswas the central character in Homer's Odyssey. | |
| Wellington | Ariadne | 1853 | 1873 | Name relates to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a British Field Marshal who directed the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1814; he was already honoured by having a class (GWR Iron Duke Class) and locomotive in that class named after his nickname The Iron Duke | |
| Zina | Ariadne | 1853 | 1874 | ||
| Great Western | Iron Duke | 1846 | 1870 | rebuilt from the 2-2-2 The first, prototype, locomotive, with 18'11½" wheelbase. Name of the Great Western Railway company and Brunel's first steam ship, SS Great Western of 1838. | |
| Great Britain | Iron Duke | 1847 | 1880 | Second production locomotive, one of the first batch built, 18'6" wheelbase. Name of the country, Great Britain, and Brunel's SS Great Britain steamship of 1843. | |
| Iron Duke | Iron Duke | 1847 | 1871 | One of the first batch built, with 18'6" wheelbase. Name of the class, Iron Duke was a reference to the Duke of Wellington. | |
| Emperor | Iron Duke | 1847 | 1873 | One of the first batch built, with 18'6" wheelbase. Emperor is a ruler of an empire | |
| Lightning | Iron Duke | 1847 | 1878 | One of the first batch built, with 18'6" wheelbase. lightning is a fast and powerful discharge of electrostatic energy from clouds | |
| Pasha | Iron Duke | 1847 | 1876 | One of the first batch built, with 18'6" wheelbase. pasha is a Turkish chieftain | |
| Sultan | Iron Duke | 1847 | 1874 | One of the first batch built, with 18'6" wheelbase. Involved in an accident at Ealling: it ran into some goods wagons that were being shunted, and six passengers were killed. Sultan is a Muslim ruler. | |
| Courier | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1877 | courier is a person who carries packages | |
| Dragon | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1872 | dragon is a mythological fire-breathing beast | |
| Hirondelle | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1873 | hirondelle is French for a swallow | |
| Rougemont | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1879 | Rougemont Castle is a site of historic interest in Exeter, within the GWR region | |
| Tartar | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1876 | Tartar is an eastern European Turkic speakers | |
| Warlock | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1874 | warlock is a male witch | |
| Wizard | Iron Duke | 1848 | 1875 | wizard (fantasy) is a traditional magician or magus | |
| Swallow | Iron Duke | 1849 | 1871 | swallow is a fast-flying bird | |
| Timour | Iron Duke | 1849 | 1871 | ||
| Tornado | Iron Duke | 1849 | 1881 | tornado is a powerful wind | |
| Estafette | Iron Duke | 1850 | 1884 | Rebuilt 1870: new boiler and wheelbase increased to 19'. Estafette is French for military courier | |
| Perseus | Iron Duke | 1850 | 1880 | Perseus was a character in Greek mythology | |
| Prometheus | Iron Duke | 1850 | 1887 | Prometheus's boiler exploded at the locomotive sheds at Westbourne Park outside Paddington Station, 8/11/1862. Rebuilt in 1870: new bolier, wheelbase increased to 19', it was similar to the Rover class introduced the following year. Prometheus was a character in Greek mythology. | |
| Rover | Iron Duke | 1850 | 1871 | a rover is a wanderer | |
| Amazon | Iron Duke | 1851 | 1877 | the Amazon was a mythical tribe of warrior women | |
| Lord of the Isles | Iron Duke | 1851 | 1884 | Before entering service, named Charles Russell in honour of a GWR director; exhibited at the Great Exhibition in London. The following year it hauled the director's inspection train from Paddington station to Birmingham and was involved in a collision at Aynho railway station. After withdrawal in 1884, the locomotive was stored at Swindon railway works until 1906; during this time it was exhibitied at Edinburgh in 1890, Chicago in 1893, and Earls Court, (London) in 1897. Lord of the Isles was a hereditary title of the Scottish nobility, given to the eldest son of the British monarch. | |
| Alma | Iron Duke | 1854 | 1872 | commemorates the Battle of Alma (1854, Crimean War) | |
| Balaklava | Iron Duke | 1854 | 1871 | commemorates the Battle of Balaklava (1854, Crimean War) | |
| Crimea | Iron Duke | 1855 | 1876 | commemorates the Crimean War (10/1853–02/1856) | |
| Eupatoria | Iron Duke | 1855 | 1876 | commemorates the Battle of Eupatoria (1855, Crimean War) | |
| Inkermann | Iron Duke | 1855 | 1877 | commemorates the Battle of Inkerman (1854, Crimean War) | |
| Kertch | Iron Duke | 1855 | 1872 | commemorates the Capture of Kertch (1855, Crimean War) | |
| Sebastopol | Iron Duke | 1855 | 1880 | commemorates the Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1855, Crimean War) | |
| Balaklava | Rover | 1871 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1875 (see above for details) | |
| Hirondelle | Rover | 1871 | 1890 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1873 (see above for details) | |
| Iron Duke | Rover | 1873 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1871 (see above for details) | |
| Timour | Rover | 1873 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1871 (see above for details) | |
| Sultan | Rover | 1876 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1874 (see above for details) | |
| Tartar | Rover | 1876 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1876 (see above for details) | |
| Warlock | Rover | 1876 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1874 (see above for details) | |
| Amazon | Rover | 1878 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1877 (see above for details) | |
| Courier | Rover | 1878 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1877 (see above for details) | |
| Crimea | Rover | 1878 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1876 (see above for details) | |
| Eupatoria | Rover | 1878 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1876 (see above for details) | |
| Inkermann | Rover | 1878 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1877 (see above for details) | |
| Lightning | Rover | 1878 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1878 (see above for details) | |
| Alma | Rover | 1880 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1872 (see above for details) | |
| Bukeley | Rover | 1880 | 1892 | This locomotive worked the last broad gauge passenger train out of Paddington Station on the afternoon of Friday, 20 May 1892. It worked this as far as Bristol Temple Meads and then returned early the following morning with the last train from Penzance, thus being the last broad gauge locomotive to work as passeneger train on the main line. The name, Bukeley, honoured a long-standing Great Western Railway director. It had previously been carried on a Sir Watkin class0-6-0T that had been sold to the South Devon Railway Company in 1872. | |
| Dragon | Rover | 1880 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1872 (see above for details) | |
| Emperor | Rover | 1880 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1873 (see above for details) | |
| Great Britain | Rover | 1880 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1880 (see above for details) | |
| Sebastopol | Rover | 1880 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1880 (see above for details) | |
| Great Western | Rover | 1888 | 1892 | Great Western had the honour of hauling the last broad gauge "Cornishman" service from Paddington Station, which was the last through train to Penzance, although the locomotives were changed at Bristol Temple Meads. The name was reused from an Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1870 (see above for details) | |
| Prometheus | Rover | 1888 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1887 (see above for details) | |
| Tornado | Rover | 1888 | 1892 | name reused from Iron Duke class locomotive withdrawn in 1881 (see above for details) | |
| 3001 | Amazon | Achilles | 01/1892 | 06/1908 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3002 | Atalanta | Achilles | 01/1892 | 09/1908 | Atalanta is the name of a character in Greek mythology |
| 3003 | Avalanche | Achilles | 02/1892 | 06/1909 | previously name of GWR Banking Class locomotive withdrawn in 1865 |
| 3004 | Black Prince | Achilles | 02/1892 | 10/1911 | The name refers to Edward, the Black Prince, who was an English historic character whose title was Prince of Wales and son of Edward III |
| 3005 | Britannia | Achilles | 02/1892 | 02/1908 | Britannia is the Roman name for Britain |
| 3006 | Courier | Achilles | 03/1892 | 02/1914 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3007 | Dragon | Achilles | 03/1892 | 03/1912 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3008 | Emperor | Achilles | 03/1892 | 08/1912 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3009 | Flying Dutchman | Achilles | 03/1892 | 08/1912 | name of Flying Dutchman express train service (named so after a horse that won the St. Leger Derby) |
| 3010 | Fire King | Achilles | 03/1892 | 09/1908 | previously name of GWR Banking Class locomotive withdrawn in 1875 |
| 3011 | Greyhound | Achilles | 03/1892 | 09/1911 | a greyhound is a breed of dog that runs fast and is associated with dog racing |
| 3012 | Great Western | Achilles | 03/1892 | 05/1909 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 (from company name of the Great Western Railway) |
| 3013 | Great Britain | Achilles | 03/1892 | 02/1914 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 (from name of the country, Great Britain) |
| 3014 | Iron Duke | Achilles | 04/1892 | 06/1908 | previously name of GWR 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 (Iron Duke was a reference to the Duke of Wellington) |
| 3015 | Kennet | Achilles | 04/1892 | 06/1908 | Kennet is a place of historic interest in Wiltshire, within the GWR region. |
| 3016 | Lightning | Achilles | 04/1892 | 03/1911 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3017 | Prometheus | Achilles | 04/1892 | 09/1908 | Built as 3017 Nelson; renamed 05/1895; Prometheus was previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3018 | Glenside | Achilles | 04/1892 | 06/1913 | Built as 3018 Racer (a term used to describe fast trains from the mid-19th century); renamed 09/1911 |
| 3019 | Rover | Achilles | 04/1892 | 09/1908 | previously name of the GWR Rover Class of locomotives, and of a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871 |
| 3020 | Sultan | Achilles | 04/1892 | 02/1908 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3021 | Wigmore Castle | Achilles | 04/1892 | 05/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible. Involved in accident in Box Tunnel 1893. Wigmore Castle is a place of historic interest, a ruined castle in Herefordshire |
| 3022 | Bessemer | Achilles | 05/1892 | 02/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible named Rougemont (previously name of GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1879); renamed Bessemer 1898. Henry Bessemer was an engineer who developed a process for the manufacture of steel which was named the Bessemer process |
| 3023 | Swallow | Achilles | 07/1891 | 09/1912 | Built as Broad gauge convertible; previously name of GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871 |
| 3024 | Storm King | Achilles | 07/1891 | 02/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible. |
| 3025 | Quicksilver | Achilles | 08/1891 | 09/1908 | Built as Broad gauge convertible named St. George; renamed Quicksilver 05/1907. Previously the name of a GWR 2900 Class locomotive (which was itself renamed The Abbott 03/1907). Quicksilver is the alchemist name for the element Mercury. |
| 3026 | Tornado | Achilles | 08/1891 | 02/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible; previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3027 | Worcester | Achilles | 08/1891 | 07/1914 | Built as Broad gauge convertible named Thames (name of the River Thames in London); renamed Worcester 12/1895. Worcester is a county in the GWR region |
| 3028 | Wellington | Achilles | 08/1891 | 02/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible. Previously name of GWR Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873. The name refers to Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. |
| 3029 | White Horse | Achilles | 11/1891 | 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, a site of historic interest in Witshire, within the GWR region |
| 3030 | Westward Ho | Achilles | 12/1891 | 05/1909 | name signifies the call or order of direction |
| 3031 | Achilles | Achilles | 03/1894 | 07/1912 | name of the Class of locomotives to which this locomotive belongs, previously name of GWR Firefly Class locomotive withdrawn in 1867 (Achilles was a Greek mythical hero) |
| 3032 | Agamemnon | Achilles | 07/1894 | 10/1913 | Agamemnon was a character in Greek mythology (HMS Agamemnon (1781) served in both the American revolutionary and Napoleopnic wars, and was Nelson's favourite battleship) |
| 3033 | Albatross | Achilles | 07/1894 | 07/1911 | an Albatross is the name of one of the largest flying birds, which spends much of its life flying over the ocean |
| 3034 | Behemoth | Achilles | 07/1894 | 10/1908 | previously name of GWR Pyracmon Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873 |
| 3035 | Beaufort | Achilles | 07/1894 | 05/1909 | Built as 3035 Bellerophon (previously name of GWR Premier Class locomotive withdrawn in 1870); renamed Beaufort 12/1895. |
| 3036 | Crusader | Achilles | 09/1894 | 03/1911 | a Crusader was a person who participated in the Crusades |
| 3037 | Corsair | Achilles | 09/1894 | 10/1908 | previously name of GWR Bogie Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873 |
| 3038 | Devonia | Achilles | 09/1894 | 10/1908 | |
| 3039 | Dreadnought | Achilles | 09/1894 | 07/1915 | Dreadnought means 'fear nothing' |
| 3040 | Empress of India | Achilles | 09/1894 | 03/1912 | Empress of India was a royal title held by Queen Victoria |
| 3041 | James Mason | Achilles | 10/1894 | 11/1912 | Built as 3041 Emlyn; renamed The Queen 1897 (previously name of GWR Prince Class locomotive - in honour of Queen Victoria, withdrawn 1870); renamed James Mason 06/1910 |
| 3042 | Frederick Saunders | Achilles | 10/1894 | 01/1912 | |
| 3043 | Hercules | Achilles | 01/1895 | 12/1913 | name reused from GWR Hercules Class locomotive withdrawn in 1870 |
| 3044 | Hurricane | Achilles | 01/1895 | 10/1908 | previously name of original GWR Hurricane locomotive |
| 3045 | Hirondelle | Achilles | 01/1895 | 05/1914 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1891 |
| 3046 | Lord of the Isles | Achilles | 01/1895 | 10/1908 | previously name of GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1884 |
| 3047 | Lorna Doone | Achilles | 02/1895 | 11/1912 | Lorna Doone is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore set in 17th Century Devon, within the GWR region |
| 3048 | Majestic | Achilles | 02/1895 | 06/1913 | Majestic was a term used to describe a monarch |
| 3049 | Nelson | Achilles | 02/1895 | 07/1913 | Built as 3049 Prometheus (see name details above); renamed Nelson 05/1895. Previously name of GWR Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873. The name refers to Horatio Nelson |
| 3050 | Royal Sovereign | Achilles | 02/1895 | 12/1915 | Royal Sovereign is a name used for the British Royal Train, such as the one used to transport the monarchy between Paddington and Windsor in the GWR region. |
| 3051 | Stormy Petrel | Achilles | 02/1895 | 11/1912 | a Stormy Petrel is a large bird that flies over the sea. |
| 3052 | Sir Walter Raleigh | Achilles | 03/1895 | 09/1913 | Walter Raleigh was an Elizabethan English nobleman and explorer who was instrumental in the English settlement of Virginia (North America), and introduced tobacco to Europe |
| 3053 | Sir Frances Drake | Achilles | 03/1895 | 09/1911 | Francis Drake was an Elizabethan English captain, navigator, pirate and slave-trader who was famous for the defeat of the superior invading forces of the Spanish Armada when he was Vice-Admiral of the English fleet, and was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe |
| 3054 | Sir Richard Grenville | Achilles | 03/1895 | 10/1911 | Richard Grenville was an English Elizabethan pirate and explorer, involved with Raleigh in the settlement of North Amreica, and with Drake's defence of the against the Spanish Armarda in the West Country |
| 3055 | Lambert | Achilles | 03/1895 | 02/1914 | Built as 3055 Trafalgar (previously name of GWR Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871; name refers to Battle of Trafalgar); renamed 07/1901. Henry Lambert was a captain of the English navy during the Napoleonic war |
| 3056 | Wilkinson | Achilles | 03/1895 | 10/1914 | Built as 3056 Timour (previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892); renamed 07/1901 |
| 3057 | Walter Robinson | Achilles | 04/1895 | 09/1912 | Built as 3057 Tartar (previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892); renamed 07/1901 |
| 3058 | Grierson | Achilles | 04/1895 | 02/1912 | Built as 3058 Ulysses ((previously name of GWR Ariadne Class locomotive withdrawn in 1872); renamed 05/1895. James Grierson, was chief engineer with GWR; his son William Grierson was also a civil engineer on the GWR |
| 3059 | John W. Wilson | Achilles | 04/1895 | 06/1913 | John William Wilson was a Worcesteshire Liberal Unionist politician |
| 3060 | John G. Griffiths | Achilles | 04/1895 | 03/1915 | Built as 3060 Warlock (previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn 1892); renamed John G. Griffiths 03/1908; name removed 03/1914 |
| 3061 | George A. Wills | Achilles | 05/1897 | 12/1912 | Built as 3061 Alexandra (name of GWR Alexandra Docks and Railway in South Wales; name removed 11/1910; renamed George A. Wills 10/1911. George Alfred Wills was a wealthy tobacco baron based in Bristol |
| 3062 | Albert Edward | Achilles | 05/1897 | 04/1915 | first names of the then Prince of Wales, who was member of the Royal Family, being the first son of Queen Victoria, and next in line to the throne; he became King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in 1901 |
| 3063 | Duke of York | Achilles | 06/1897 | 01/1912 | name was then the title of George Frederick, who was a member of Royal Family, being son of Albert Edward (thereby a potential heir to the throne) and grandson of Queen Victoria; he became King George V of the United Kingdom in 1910 |
| 3064 | Duke of Edinburgh | Achilles | 06/1897 | 09/1911 | name was then the title of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who was a member of the Royal Family, being the second son of Queen Victoria. |
| 3065 | Duke of Connaught | Achilles | 07/1897 | 10/1914 | name was then the title of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, a member of the Royal Family, being a son of Queen Victoria |
| 3066 | Duchess of Albany | Achilles | 12/1897 | 10/1913 | name was then the title of Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, a member of the Royal Family by marriage to Queen Victoria's youngest son Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1883 |
| 3067 | Duchess of Teck | Achilles | 12/1897 | 12/1914 | name was the title of Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge, who was a member of the Royal Family (as granddaughter of George III and cousin of Queen Victoria) holding title by marriage to Francis, Duke of Teck, and died in 1897 (mother of May of Teck, who became Queen Mary as wife of George V) |
| 3068 | Duke of Cambridge | Achilles | 01/1898 | 11/1912 | name was title of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, who was a member of the Royal Family (as grandson of George III and cousin of Queen Victoria). He was commander-in-chief of the British Army until 1895. |
| 3069 | Earl of Chester | Achilles | 01/1898 | 06/1912 | name was one of titles given to Albert Edward when he became Prince of Wales, as first son of Queen Victoria, and next in line to the throne; he became King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in 1901 |
| 3070 | Earl of Warwick | Achilles | 02/1898 | 10/1914 | name was then the title of Francis Greville, 5th Earl of Warwick, a Conservative politician elected to the House of Commons between 1879 and 1892, first from Somerset East and then from Colchester; he inherited the Earldom in 1892, when he entered the House of Lords and died in 1824. |
| 3071 | Emlyn | Achilles | 02/1898 | 10/1914 | Emlyn is an ancient district in South Wales, within the GWR region |
| 3072 | Bulkeley | Achilles | 06/1898 | 08/1912 | Built as 3072 North Star (previously name of GWR Star Class locomotive withdrawn 1871); name removed early 1906; renamed Bulkeley 09/1906. Previously name of GWR Sir Watkin Class locomotive withdrawn 1872 |
| 3073 | Princess Royal | Achilles | 06/1898 | 10/1912 | name was title of Victoria, Princess Royal, member of Royal Family, being the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria |
| 3074 | Princess Helena | Achilles | 06/1898 | 12/1915 | Name removed 04/1914. Name and title of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, member of the Royal Family, being the third eldest daughter of Queen Victoria |
| 3075 | Princess Louise | Achilles | 07/1898 | 06/1912 | name and title of Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, member of the Royal Family, being the eldest daughter of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and heir to throne, and granddaughter of Queen Victoria |
| 3076 | Princess Beatrice | Achilles | 02/1899 | 07/1912 | name and title of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, member of the Royal Family, being the fifth and youngest daughter of Queen Victoria |
| 3077 | Princess May | Achilles | 02/1899 | 11/1912 | family nickname and title of May of Teck, member of Royal Family: wife of George Frederick, grandson of Queen Victoria and next in line to the throne after his father Albert Edward (she became Queen Mary when her husband became George V) |
| 3078 | Eupatoria | Achilles | 02/1899 | 11/1911 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn 1892 |
| 3079 | Thunderbolt | Achilles | 02/1899 | 09/1911 | One of the earliest GWR locomotives had been the Thunderer; Thunderbolt describes a form of lightning, particularly in mythology. The name was later used for the British comedy film The Titfield Thunderbolt in 1953, which is about a a GWR 1400 Class locomotive with this name (introduced in 1932) and a branch-line closure under the Beeching plan for British Railways. |
| 3080 | Windsor Castle | Achilles | 03/1899 | 10/1913 | Windsor Castle is a Royal castle, one of the three main residences of the Royal Family, in the GWR region |
