gwr-avonside

The GWR Avonside entry covers the locomotives built by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol that operated on the Great Western Railway, with Trojan (No. 1340) being the best-known example — an 0-4-0 saddle-tank built by Avonside in 1897 for dock shunting duties that gives the GWR Avonside connection a surviving representative in the heritage fleet.

The Avonside Engine Company operated from Bristol from 1864 and built a range of industrial and standard-gauge locomotives, supplying railways and industrial users across Britain and overseas. The company's proximity to the GWR's main works at Swindon and its long industrial locomotive tradition made Avonside a natural supplier for GWR dock shunting and industrial requirements. Trojan represents this tradition and the broader Avonside industrial locomotive heritage.

Trojan (No. 1340) is preserved at the STEAM — Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon.