Numbering
| Number | Name | Built | 4-2-2 rebuild | Withdrawn | Details and information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3001 | Amazon | 1892-01 !01/1892 | 10/1894 | 06/1908 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892; the Amazons were a legendary nation of female warriors in Greek mythology |
| 3002 | Atalanta | 1892-01 !01/1892 | 06/1894 | 09/1908 | Atalanta is the name of a character in Greek mythology |
| 3003 | Avalanche | 1892-02 !02/1892 | 05/1894 | 06/1909 | previously name of GWR Banking Class locomotive withdrawn in 1865 |
| 3004 | Black Prince | 1892-02 !02/1892 | 11/1894 | 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 | 1892-02 !02/1892 | 11/1894 | 02/1908 | Britannia is the Roman name for Britain |
| 3006 | Courier | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 06/1894 | 02/1914 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3007 | Dragon | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 08/1894 | 03/1912 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3008 | Emperor | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 10/1894 | 08/1912 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3009 | Flying Dutchman | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 11/1894 | 08/1912 | name of The Flying Dutchman, a horse that won the Derby in 1849 |
| 3010 | Fire King | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 09/1894 | 09/1908 | previously name of GWR Banking Class locomotive withdrawn in 1875 |
| 3011 | Greyhound | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 01/1894 | 09/1911 | a greyhound is a breed of dog that runs fast and is associated with dog racing |
| 3012 | Great Western | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 06/1894 | 05/1909 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 (from company name of the Great Western Railway) |
| 3013 | Great Britain | 1892-03 !03/1892 | 11/1894 | 02/1914 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 (from name of the country, Great Britain) |
| 3014 | Iron Duke | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 10/1894 | 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of GWR Iron Duke Class and a locomotive of that class; in this case it was reused from a locomotive of the Rover Class withdrawn in 1892 (Iron Duke was a nickname of Duke of Wellington) |
| 3015 | Kennet | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 08/1894 | 06/1908 | Kennet is a river in the GWR region, a tributary of the Thames that rises in Wiltshire. The locomotive was involved in the Slough rail accident of 1900. |
| 3016 | Lightning | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 11/1894 | 03/1911 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3017 | Prometheus | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 09/1894 | 09/1908 | Built as 3017 Nelson; renamed 05/1895; Prometheus was previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892, and the name of a Titan in Greek mythology. |
| 3018 | Glenside | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 08/1894 | 06/1913 | Built as 3018 Racer (a term for fast trains from the mid-19th century); renamed 09/1911 |
| 3019 | Rover | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 05/1894 | 09/1908 | previously name of the GWR Rover Class of locomotives, and of a GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871 |
| 3020 | Sultan | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 09/1894 | 02/1908 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3021 | Wigmore Castle | 1892-04 !04/1892 | 03/1894 | 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 | 1892-05 !05/1892 | 07/1894 | 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 | 1891-07 !07/1891 | 09/1894 | 09/1912 | Built as Broad gauge convertible; previously name of GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1871 |
| 3024 | Storm King | 1891-07 !07/1891 | 12/1894 | 02/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible. |
| 3025 | Quicksilver | 1891-08 !08/1891 | 10/1894 | 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 | 1891-08 !08/1891 | 06/1894 | 02/1909 | Built as Broad gauge convertible; previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892 |
| 3027 | Worcester | 1891-08 !08/1891 | 11/1894 | 07/1914 | Built as Broad gauge convertible named Thames (name of the River Thames in London); renamed Worcester 12/1895. Worcester is a city served by the GWR. |
| 3028 | Wellington | 1891-08 !08/1891 | 07/1894 | 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 | 1891-11 !11/1891 | 07/1894 | 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 Berkshire (Oxfordshire since 1974), within the GWR region |
| 3030 | Westward Ho | 1891-12 !12/1891 | 10/1894 | 05/1909 | named after a brand of tobacco produced by W.D. & H.O. Wills; the workers on the gauge conversion in 1892 were issued with 2 ounces (57 g) each |
| 3031 | Achilles | 1894-03 !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 | 1894-07 !07/1894 | 10/1913 | Agamemnon was a character in Greek mythology (HMS Agamemnon (1781) served in both the American Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, and was Nelson's favourite battleship) | |
| 3033 | Albatross | 1894-07 !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 | 1894-07 !07/1894 | 10/1908 | previously name of GWR Pyracmon Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873 | |
| 3035 | Beaufort | 1894-07 !07/1894 | 05/1909 | Built as 3035 Bellerophon (previously name of GWR Premier Class locomotive withdrawn in 1870); renamed Beaufort 12/1895. | |
| 3036 | Crusader | 1894-09 !09/1894 | 03/1911 | a Crusader was a person who participated in the Crusades | |
| 3037 | Corsair | 1894-09 !09/1894 | 10/1908 | previously name of GWR Bogie Class locomotive withdrawn in 1873, named after a type of North African pirate. | |
| 3038 | Devonia | 1894-09 !09/1894 | 10/1908 | that part of north Devon in which Barnstaple, Lynmouth and South Molton are situated | |
| 3039 | Dreadnought | 1894-09 !09/1894 | 07/1915 | Named after the 'Dreadnought' battleships of the Royal Navy, so called because their armour and armament was deemed to make them invulnerable. They were the pride of the fleet at the time the locomotive was built but soon to be superceded by the 'Super Dreadnoughts'. | |
| 3040 | Empress of India | 1894-09 !09/1894 | 03/1912 | Empress of India was a royal title held by Queen Victoria | |
| 3041 | James Mason | 1894-10 !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 | 1894-10 !10/1894 | 01/1912 | ||
| 3043 | Hercules | 1895-01 !01/1895 | 12/1913 | name reused from GWR Hercules Class locomotive withdrawn in 1870 | |
| 3044 | Hurricane | 1895-01 !01/1895 | 10/1908 | name of Hurricane, a horse that won the 1,000 Guineas in 1862 | |
| 3045 | Hirondelle | 1895-01 !01/1895 | 05/1914 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1891 | |
| 3046 | Lord of the Isles | 1895-01 !01/1895 | 10/1908 | previously name of GWR Iron Duke Class locomotive withdrawn in 1884 | |
| 3047 | Lorna Doone | 1895-02 !02/1895 | 11/1912 | Lorna Doone is a novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore set in 17th Century Devon, within the GWR region | |
| 3048 | Majestic | 1895-02 !02/1895 | 06/1913 | named after HMS Majestic, a battleship launched the month prior to the locomotive's delivery | |
| 3049 | Nelson | 1895-02 !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 | 1895-02 !02/1895 | 12/1915 | Royal Sovereign was a contemporary term for Queen VictoriaThis name was briefly transferred to 'Atbara' Class No. 3373 when it hauled the Royal Funeral Train from Paddington on 2 February 1901. | |
| 3051 | Stormy Petrel | 1895-02 !02/1895 | 11/1912 | a Stormy Petrel is a large bird that flies over the sea. | |
| 3052 | Sir Walter Raleigh | 1895-03 !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 | 1895-03 !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 | 1895-03 !03/1895 | 10/1911 | Richard Grenville was an English Elizabethan pirate and explorer, involved with Raleigh in the settlement of North America, and with Drake's defence of the against the Spanish Armada in the West Country | |
| 3055 | Lambert | 1895-03 !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 | 1895-03 !03/1895 | 10/1914 | Built as 3056 Timour (previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892); renamed 07/1901 | |
| 3057 | Walter Robinson | 1895-04 !04/1895 | 09/1912 | Built as 3057 Tartar (previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn in 1892); renamed 07/1901 | |
| 3058 | Grierson | 1895-04 !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 | 1895-04 !04/1895 | 06/1913 | John William Wilson was a Worcestershire Liberal Unionist politician | |
| 3060 | John G. Griffiths | 1895-04 !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 | 1897-05 !05/1897 | 12/1912 | Built as 3061 Alexandra (named after Alexandra, Princess of Wales); name removed 11/1910; renamed George A. Wills 10/1911. George Alfred Wills was a GWR Director and chairman of Imperial Tobacco | |
| 3062 | Albert Edward | 1897-05 !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 | 1897-06 !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 | 1897-06 !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 | 1897-07 !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 | 1897-12 !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 | 1897-12 !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 | 1898-01 !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 | 1898-01 !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 | 1898-02 !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 | 1898-02 !02/1898 | 10/1914 | Emlyn is an ancient district in South Wales, within the GWR region | |
| 3072 | Bulkeley | 1898-06 !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 | 1898-06 !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 | 1898-06 !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 | 1898-07 !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 | 1899-02 !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 | 1899-02 !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 | 1899-02 !02/1899 | 11/1911 | previously name of GWR Rover Class locomotive withdrawn 1892; the Battle of Eupatoria was fought in the Crimea in 1855 | |
| 3079 | Thunderbolt | 1899-02 !02/1899 | 09/1911 | name evocative of speed and power | |
| 3080 | Windsor Castle | 1899-03 !03/1899 | 10/1913 | Windsor Castle is a Royal castle, one of the three main residences of the Royal Family, in Berkshire |
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