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The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included three 2-2-2 Sharp, Roberts locomotives. They were built by Sharp, Roberts and Company and the most successful of the early designs, two lasting until the 1870s. The original cylinders were replaced from 1844 by larger or ones. ==Locomotives== * ''Lion'' (Sharp, Roberts R; 1838–1847) * ''Atlas'' (Sharp, Roberts S; 1838–1872) :This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-2T tank locomotive in 1860. After it was withdrawn it was sold to a Mr Glasbrook in Swansea. It was named after Atlas, a Greek Titan. * ''Eagle'' (Sharp, Roberts T; 1838–1871) :This locomotive was rebuilt as a 2-2-T tank locomotive in 1860. 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 Sharp, Roberts locomotives」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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