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The 14 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-4T locomotives were broad gauge 4-2-4T steam locomotives built to three different designs. The first entered service in 1853. The Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876 and the last of the 4-2-4Ts was withdrawn in 1885.The distinctive designs by James Pearson the railway company’s engineer featured single large flangeless driving wheels and two supporting bogies.