🔥 GWR 111 The Great Bear — A Legend of British Steam 🔥 In the world of Great Western Railway steam locomotives, few names stir the imagination quite like The Great Bear. Built in 1908 and designed by the visionary George Jackson Churchward, this incredible machine was the first and only 4-6-2 “Pacific” locomotive to run on the GWR. At the time, she was the largest and most powerful locomotive ever seen in Britain, boasting huge 15-inch diameter cylinders and a massive 4,000-gallon tender. She