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The Banking Class were five 0-6-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives for assisting ("banking") trains up inclines on the Great Western Railway. Designed by Daniel Gooch, they were tank engine versions of his Standard Goods class, and mainly built at Swindon Works. The last one was withdrawn in 1889. ==Locomotives== *''Avalanche'' (1846–1865) :Built in February 1846 and ceasing work in August 1865, ''Avalanche'' was not part of the Swindon-built Standard Goods locomotive build, but instead it was built by the Stothert and Slaughter and was similar to the Caesar class tender goods engines. *''Bithon'' (1854–1871) *''Iago'' (1852–1881) :Iago was a character in William Shakespeare's ''Othello''. *''Juno'' (1852–1889) :''Juno'' was sold to the South Devon Railway in June 1872, where it was renamed ''Stromboli''. It returned to the GWR upon absorption of the SDR in 1876, when it was given the number 2138 but retained its ''Stromboli'' name. It was the last survivor, being withdrawn in June 1889. :Juno was a Roman goddess; Stromboli is an Italian volcano. *''Plato'' (1854–1883) :Plato was a Greek philosopher. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GWR Banking Class」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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