List of South Devon Railway locomotives
Appearance
Locomotive classes used by the broad gauge South Devon Railway, later amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.[note 1]
Class | code[note 2] | Wheel arrangement | Builder | Driving wheels | Cylinders | Introduced | Withdrawn | Number built | Names |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comet[2] | D41 | 4-4-0ST | 5 ft 9 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1851 | 1884 | 12 | Comet, Lance, Rocket, Meteor, Priam, Aurora, Damon, Ostrich, Falcon, Orion, Ixion, Osiris | |
Antelope[3] | D42 | 4-4-0ST | Slaughter, Grüning & Co. | 5 ft 6 in | 16½ in × 24 in | 1859 | 1892 | 15 | Hawk, 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 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1866 | 1892 | 6 | Sedley, Gorgon, Titan, Pluto, Zebra, Sol |
Stag[5] | D44 | 4-4-0ST | Avonside Engine Co. | 5 ft 9 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1872 | 1892 | 4 | Leopard, Stag, Lance, Osiris |
Heron[6] | D46 | 4-4-0ST | South Devon Railway | 5 ft 3 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1872 | 1892 | 2 | Heron, Magpie |
King[7] | D47 | 2-4-0T | Avonside Engine Co. | 3 ft | 9 in × 16 in | 1871 | 1878 | 1 | King |
Prince[8] | D48 | 2-4-0ST | South Devon Railway | 4 ft | 12 in × 17 in | 1871 | 1892 | 1[note 3] | Prince, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury |
Penwith[9] | D49 | 2-4-0ST | Stothert & Slaughter | 5 ft | 15 in × 22 in | 1872 | 1888 | 1 | Penwith |
Tiny[10] | D50 | 0-4-0vbT | Sara and Co. | 3 ft | 9 in × 12 in | 1872 | 1888[note 4] | 1 | Tiny |
Weasel[11] | D51 | 0-4-0WT | Avonside Engine Co. | 3 ft | 11 in × 16 in | 1873 | 1893 | 3 | Owl, Goat, Weasel |
Raven[12] | D52 | 0-4-0ST | Avonside Engine Co. | 3 ft | 14 in × 18 in | 1874 | 1892 | 5 | Raven, Rook, Lark, Crow, Jay |
Tornado[13] | D61 | 0-6-0ST | Vulcan Foundry | 4 ft 9 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1854 | 1885 | 4 | Volcano, Tornado, Sampson, Goliath |
Ada[14] | D62 | 0-6-0ST | Slaughter, Grüning & Co. | 4 ft 6 in | 16½ in × 24 in | 1860 | 1887 | 5 [note 5] | Dido, Hero, Rosa |
Romulus[15] | D63 | 0-6-0ST | Slaughter, Grüning & Co. | 4 ft 9 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1860 | 1892 | 8[note 6] | Hebe, Ajax, Brutus, Argo, Atlas, Juno, Romulus, Remus |
Taurus[16] | D64 | 0-6-0ST | Avonside Engine Co. | 3 ft | 12½ in × 16 in | 1869 | 1892 | 1 | Taurus |
Camel[17] | D65 | 0-6-0ST | Avonside Engine Co. | 4 ft 9 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1872 | 1892 | 10 | Buffalo, Elephant, Camel, Hercules, Dragon, Achilles, Dromedary, Emperor, Python, Vulcan |
Redruth[18] | D66 | 0-6-0ST | 4 ft 9 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1871 | 1887 | 1 | Redruth | |
GWR Sir Watkin class[19] | A63 | 0-6-0ST | GWR | 4 ft 6 in | 17 in × 24 in | 1872 | 1892 | 1[note 7] | Saunders |
GWR 'Banking' class[20] | A61 | 0-6-0ST | GWR | 5 ft | 17 in × 24 in | 1872 | 1889 | 1[note 8] | Stromboli[note 9] |
References
[edit]- ^ This article uses the class groups and names from Sheppard (2008), as the most recent and most authoritative study.[1]
- ^ Broad Gauge Society class code
- ^ Prince was completed by the SDR, but the others were still under construction when the SDR amalgamated with the GWR
- ^ Tiny is one of the few surviving broad gauge locomotives
- ^ Two other locomotives built for the Llynvi Valley Railway
- ^ 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
- ^ 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]
- ^ A class of five, built by the GWR in 1852. Juno was sold to the South Devon in 1872[20]
- ^ Previously named Juno, but renamed to avoid confusion with the Romulus class locomotive
- ^ Sheppard, Geof (2008). Broad Gauge Locomotives. Noodle Books / Broad Gauge Society. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-906-419-09-7.
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 65, Comet
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 65, Antelope
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 67, Zebra
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 67, Stag
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 67, Heron
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 68, King
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 68, Prince
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 68, Penwith
- ^ Sheppard 2008, pp. 68–69, Tiny
- ^ Sheppard 2008, Weasel
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 69, Raven
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 71, Tornado
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 71, Ada
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 71, Romulus
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 72, Taurus
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 72, Camel
- ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 72, Redruth
- ^ a b Sheppard 2008, p. 38, Sir Watkin class
- ^ a b Sheppard 2008, p. 37, Banking class