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==Later locomotives== {{Infobox locomotive |name=Evening Star |powertype=Steam |whytetype=2-2-2 |driverdiameter={{convert|7|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |leadingdiameter={{convert|4|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |trailingdiameter={{convert|4|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |wheelbase={{convert|12|ft|5|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} |cylindersize={{convert|15|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, <br> [[Bore (engine)|dia]] x [[Stroke (engine)|stroke]] |operator=[[Great Western Railway]] |operatorclass=Star |gauge={{track gauge|7ft0.25in}} |designer=[[Robert Stephenson]] |builder=[[Robert Stephenson and Company|R Stephenson & Co.]] }} ''North Star'' and ''Morning Star'' having proved successful (in contrast to [[Locomotives of the Great Western Railway#Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1835β1837)|those from other makers]] delivered between 1837 and 1840), Gooch ordered ten more from Stephensons to basically the same design as the first two; they were built in 1839β41, although there were variations in design.{{sfn|MacDermot|1927|pp=751β3}}{{sfn|Reed|1953|pp=B11β13}} * '''''Bright Star''''' (1841β1864) :A 'bright [[star]]' is one clearly visible in the night sky, and generally denotes one of a few that appear to shine more than most. * '''''Dog Star''''' (1839β1869) :After withdrawal, ''Dog Star'' was used as a stationary boiler at [[Paddington railway station|Paddington]]. Named after 'the dog star', the common name for [[Sirius]], brightest star in the night sky and found in the constellation ''[[Canis Major]]'' (Lat: 'greater dog', from whence Sirius' common name). * '''''Evening Star''''' (1839β1871) :Named after 'the evening star', the common periodic name for the planet [[Venus]] (at times the brightest object in the night sky) when seen in the western sky just before sunset, its motion then appearing to "follow" the sun for many evenings. * '''''Lode Star''''' (1841β1870) :A '[[Celestial navigation|lodestar]]' denotes any easily found star that is used to aid navigation (for example [[Polaris]]). Now an archaic term, in [[Middle English]] it meant 'course star' or 'lead star'.<ref name="mr">{{cite web | title=lodestar | work=Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary | publisher=Merriam-Webster | url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lodestar | access-date=2009-10-13 }}</ref> * '''''Polar Star''''' (1840β1870) :This locomotive was built with {{convert|15+1/2|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} cylinders. It was rebuilt as a {{whyte|4-2-2|T}}. Its name is assisted with navigation: a ''[[Pole star|polar star]]'' is one that appears fixed and unmoving over the Earth's North or South Pole and is thus used for a guide. The only one visible is [[Polaris]] (aka. the Pole Star or North Star). * '''''Red Star''''' (1840β1865) :This locomotive was rebuilt as a 4-2-2T tank locomotive. Its name has no particular association with any specific star, although prominent red stars visible from the northern hemisphere include [[Aldebaran]], [[Arcturus]], [[Antares]] and [[Betelgeuse]]. * '''''Rising Star''''' (1840β1871) :This locomotive had a {{convert|14|ft|6|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} wheelbase; at some time it was rebuilt as a 4-2-2T tank locomotive. On 7 September 1841 it ran over an [[earthslip]] near [[Chippenham railway station|Chippenham]], but the rest of the train (including ''[[GWR Firefly Class|Tiger]]'', coupled behind) was derailed. The locomotive's name reflected the company's status: a 'rising star' is the term for any star appearing to climb the sky (rather than moving low across the horizon), and is often used metaphorically to mean someone "new" whose reputation is increasing rapidly. * '''''Royal Star''''' (1841β1871) :This locomotive was built with {{convert|15+1/2|x|19|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} cylinders and a {{convert|12|ft|7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} wheelbase. The four Persian '[[royal stars]]' are Aldebaran, Regulus, Antares and Fomalhaut, said to guard the four quarters of the annual night sky.<ref name=PersianRS>{{cite web |url=http://www.queenofcups.com/AR27article.htm |title=''Persia's Royal Stars'' |publisher=Atlantis Rising magazine, Issue #27, MayβJune 2001, in which it states "Antares guarded the west" |access-date=2011-08-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715135017/http://www.queenofcups.com/AR27article.htm |archive-date=15 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref> * '''''Shooting Star''''' (1841β1871) :This locomotive was rebuilt as a 4-2-2T tank locomotive. A 'shooting star' is the descriptive term for a [[meteor]]. * '''''Western Star''''' (1841β1866) :This locomotive was built with {{convert|15+1/2|x|19|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} cylinders and a {{convert|12|ft|7|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} wheelbase. After withdrawal it was used as a stationary boiler at [[Oxford railway station|Oxford]]. Its name reflected the GWR's westerly direction: 'the western star' has no particular association with any specific star (although [[Antares]] was the quarter guardian of the western gate in Persian 'royal star' mythology).<ref name=PersianRS />
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