List of South Devon Railway locomotives

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Locomotive classes used by the broad gauge South Devon Railway, later amalgamated with the Great Western Railway. [note 1]

Classcode [note 2] Wheel arrangementBuilderDriving wheelsCylinders IntroducedWithdrawnNumber builtNames
Comet [2] D41 4-4-0ST 5 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in1851188412Comet, Lance, Rocket, Meteor, Priam, Aurora, Damon, Ostrich, Falcon, Orion, Ixion, Osiris
Antelope [3] D42 4-4-0ST Slaughter, Grüning & Co. 5 ft 6 in16½ in × 24 in1859189215Hawk, Eagle, Elk, Lynx, Gazelle, Mazeppa, Giraffe, Lion, Antelope, Wolf, Tiger, Hector, Cato, Dart, Pollux, Castor
Zebra [4] D43 4-4-0ST Avonside Engine Co. 5 ft 8 in17 in × 24 in186618926Sedley, Gorgon, Titan, Pluto, Zebra, Sol
Stag [5] D44 4-4-0ST Avonside Engine Co. 5 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in187218924Leopard, Stag, Lance, Osiris
Heron [6] D46 4-4-0ST South Devon Railway5 ft 3 in17 in × 24 in187218922
SDR Heron 1872.jpg
Heron, Magpie
King [7] D47 2-4-0T Avonside Engine Co. 3 ft9 in × 16 in187118781King
Prince [8] D48 2-4-0ST South Devon Railway4 ft12 in × 17 in187118921 [note 3] Prince, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury
Penwith [9] D49 2-4-0ST Stothert & Slaughter 5 ft15 in × 22 in187218881Penwith
Tiny [10] D50 0-4-0vbT Sara and Co. 3 ft9 in × 12 in18721888 [note 4] 1
Buckfastleigh Tiny.jpg
Tiny
Weasel [11] D51 0-4-0WT Avonside Engine Co. 3 ft11 in × 16 in187318933Owl, Goat, Weasel
Raven [12] D52 0-4-0ST Avonside Engine Co. 3 ft14 in × 18 in187418925Raven, Rook, Lark, Crow, Jay
Tornado [13] D61 0-6-0ST Vulcan Foundry 4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in185418854Volcano, Tornado, Sampson, Goliath
Ada [14] D62 0-6-0ST Slaughter, Grüning & Co. 4 ft 6 in16½ in × 24 in186018875 [note 5] Dido, Hero, Rosa
Romulus [15] D63 0-6-0ST Slaughter, Grüning & Co. 4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in186018928 [note 6]
SDR Argo at Swindon 1892.jpg
Hebe, Ajax, Brutus, Argo, Atlas, Juno, Romulus, Remus
Taurus [16] D64 0-6-0ST Avonside Engine Co. 3 ft12½ in × 16 in186918921Taurus
Camel [17] D65 0-6-0ST Avonside Engine Co. 4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in1872189210Buffalo, Elephant, Camel, Hercules, Dragon, Achilles, Dromedary, Emperor, Python, Vulcan
Redruth [18] D66 0-6-0ST 4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in187118871Redruth
GWR Sir Watkin class [19] A63 0-6-0ST GWR4 ft 6 in17 in × 24 in187218921 [note 7] Saunders
GWR 'Banking' class [20] A61 0-6-0ST GWR5 ft17 in × 24 in187218891 [note 8] Stromboli [note 9]

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References

  1. This article uses the class groups and names from Sheppard (2008), as the most recent and most authoritative study. [1]
  2. Broad Gauge Society class code
  3. Prince was completed by the SDR, but the others were still under construction when the SDR amalgamated with the GWR
  4. Tiny is one of the few surviving broad gauge locomotives
  5. Two other locomotives built for the Llynvi Valley Railway
  6. The classification of some of these locomotives is questioned, as to whether they were the 4 ft 6 in wheeled Ada class, or the 4'9" wheeled Romulus class. See Dido class
  7. This was a class of six, built by the GWR as side tanks. Three were sold in 1872 to the South Devon and the Cornwall Railways (Bulkeley & Fowler). They returned to the GWR on amalgamation in 1876. All six were rebuilt as saddle tanks after 1883 [19]
  8. A class of five, built by the GWR in 1852. Juno was sold to the South Devon in 1872 [20]
  9. Previously named Juno, but renamed to avoid confusion with the Romulus class locomotive
  1. Sheppard, Geof (2008). Broad Gauge Locomotives. Noodle Books / Broad Gauge Society. p. 63. ISBN   978-1-906-419-09-7.
  2. Sheppard 2008 , p. 65, Comet
  3. Sheppard 2008 , p. 65, Antelope
  4. Sheppard 2008 , p. 67, Zebra
  5. Sheppard 2008 , p. 67, Stag
  6. Sheppard 2008 , p. 67, Heron
  7. Sheppard 2008 , p. 68, King
  8. Sheppard 2008 , p. 68, Prince
  9. Sheppard 2008 , p. 68, Penwith
  10. Sheppard 2008 , pp. 68–69, Tiny
  11. Sheppard 2008, Weasel
  12. Sheppard 2008 , p. 69, Raven
  13. Sheppard 2008 , p. 71, Tornado
  14. Sheppard 2008 , p. 71, Ada
  15. Sheppard 2008 , p. 71, Romulus
  16. Sheppard 2008 , p. 72, Taurus
  17. Sheppard 2008 , p. 72, Camel
  18. Sheppard 2008 , p. 72, Redruth
  19. 1 2 Sheppard 2008 , p. 38, Sir Watkin class
  20. 1 2 Sheppard 2008 , p. 37, Banking class