List of South Devon Railway locomotives

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]D414-4-0ST5 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in18511884 12Comet, Lance, Rocket, Meteor, Priam, Aurora, Damon, Ostrich, Falcon, Orion, Ixion, Osiris
Antelope[3]D424-4-0STSlaughter, Grüning & Co.5 ft 6 in16½ in × 24 in18591892 15Hawk, Eagle, Elk, Lynx, Gazelle, Mazeppa, Giraffe, Lion, Antelope, Wolf, Tiger, Hector, Cato, Dart, Pollux, Castor
Zebra[4]D434-4-0STAvonside Engine Co.5 ft 8 in17 in × 24 in18661892 6Sedley, Gorgon, Titan, Pluto, Zebra, Sol
Stag[5]D444-4-0STAvonside Engine Co.5 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in18721892 4Leopard, Stag, Lance, Osiris
Heron[6]D464-4-0STSouth Devon Railway5 ft 3 in17 in × 24 in18721892 2
Heron, Magpie
King[7]D472-4-0TAvonside Engine Co.3 ft9 in × 16 in18711878 1King
Prince[8]D482-4-0STSouth Devon Railway4 ft12 in × 17 in18711892 1[note 3]Prince, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury
Penwith[9]D492-4-0STStothert & Slaughter5 ft15 in × 22 in18721888 1Penwith
Tiny[10]D500-4-0vbTSara and Co.3 ft9 in × 12 in18721888[note 4] 1
Tiny
Weasel[11]D510-4-0WTAvonside Engine Co.3 ft11 in × 16 in18731893 3Owl, Goat, Weasel
Raven[12]D520-4-0STAvonside Engine Co.3 ft14 in × 18 in18741892 5Raven, Rook, Lark, Crow, Jay
Tornado[13]D610-6-0STVulcan Foundry4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in18541885 4Volcano, Tornado, Sampson, Goliath
Ada[14]D620-6-0STSlaughter, Grüning & Co.4 ft 6 in16½ in × 24 in18601887 5 [note 5]Dido, Hero, Rosa
Romulus[15]D630-6-0STSlaughter, Grüning & Co.4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in18601892 8[note 6]
Hebe, Ajax, Brutus, Argo, Atlas, Juno, Romulus, Remus
Taurus[16]D640-6-0STAvonside Engine Co.3 ft12½ in × 16 in18691892 1Taurus
Camel[17]D650-6-0STAvonside Engine Co.4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in18721892 10Buffalo, Elephant, Camel, Hercules, Dragon, Achilles, Dromedary, Emperor, Python, Vulcan
Redruth[18]D660-6-0ST4 ft 9 in17 in × 24 in18711887 1Redruth
GWR Sir Watkin class[19]A630-6-0STGWR4 ft 6 in17 in × 24 in18721892 1[note 7]Saunders
GWR 'Banking' class[20]A610-6-0STGWR5 ft17 in × 24 in18721889 1[note 8]Stromboli[note 9]

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 4'6" 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
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