GWR Hercules Class

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{{Infobox Locomotive

|name=Hercules

|image=File:GWR ‘Hercules’ Class Broad Gauge Locomotive ‘Tityos’ Drawing.jpg

|powertype=Steam

|whytetype=0-6-0

|driverdiameter={{convert|5|ft|0|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}

|wheelbase={{convert|12|ft|6|in|m|2|abbr=on}}

|cylindersize={{convert|15|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}
dia × stroke

|operator=Great Western Railway

|operatorclass=Hercules

|gauge={{track gauge|7ft0.25in|lk=on}}

|designer=Daniel Gooch

|builder=Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company

}}

The GWR Hercules Class were four broad gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway. They were its first 0-6-0 locomotives, being built in 1842 by Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company stemming from the company's need for goods locomotives. This resulted in the last four Firefly Class locomotives being modified while still in production.{{cite web | url=http://www.lutrainz.com/Broad_Gauge_Locomotives.html | title=Broad Gauge Locomotives }} From about 1865, the Hercules Class locomotives became part of the Fury Class, along with the Premier Class locomotives. They were withdrawn between 1870 and 1871.{{cite web | url=http://www.lutrainz.com/Broad_Gauge_Locomotives.html | title=Broad Gauge Locomotives }}