GWR No. 1340 Trojan
GWR No. 1340 is an 0-4-0ST steam locomotive, built in 1897 (Works No. 1386) by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol, England.
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Her first owners were Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town Dock. In 1903 she was purchased by the Alexandra Docks Railway. This was absorbed into the Great Western Railway in 1923.
In July 1932, the GWR sold her to the Netherseal colliery, Burton-on-Trent. She changed hands again in 1947, going to Alders (Tamworth) Ltd.
Service Life
Trojan was built by Avonside in 1897 for Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town. In 1903 she was sold to the Alexandra Docks Railway in 1903, though was still unnumbered. Upon the absorption of the ADR in 1923 into the GWR, she Gained the Number 1340. The locomotive flowed around Great Western, though often found her way to Cardiff Cathys and Radyr, however was also found at Oswerty and Greenford. The Great Western withdrew it from Cardiff in July 1932, and sold it Nethersal Colliery at Burton-on-Trent. In 1947 it was passed onto Alders (Tamworth) ltd.[1]
Preservation
After several years of negation work Alders, the Loco olive was sold to the Didcot Railway Centre in 1968. When it arrived it was found that their were a few stumbling blocks. The main was the boiler. Up until the point Trojan was still using its original boiler. A substitute was sent to Chatham, however never came to fruition, and as such, the boiler was moved to Didcot. Trojan was finally restored to working order in 2002 and remained in service on demonstration trains at Didcot until 2011 when it was withdrawn for a ten-yearly overhaul. Trojan was moved offsite in 2016 for the overhaul to take place at the Locomotive Maintenance Serves, based in Loughborough. She returned in 2021 as part of the Operating Fleet.
In fiction
In The Railway Series, Percy the Small Engine was originally a GWR 1361-look alike with an 0-4-0ST configuration. Later he was illustrated more like a Trojan (with a coal bunker similar to the aforementioned engine) as originally intended by the Rev. W. Awdry. However, he returned to his GWR 1361-like shape in the TV series spinoff, Thomas and Friends.
Models
Agenoria Models produces a brass etch kit for both 4 mm and 7 mm scales. BRLoco Models producing a plastic kit for both 0 gauge scale and 3.5 inch scales.
