List of South Devon Railway locomotives explained

See also: South Devon Railway locomotives.

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

Class code[1] Wheel arrangement Builder Driving wheels Cylinders  Introduced Withdrawn Number built Names
Comet[2] D41 5 ft 9 in 17 in × 24 in 1851 188412 Comet, Lance, Rocket, Meteor, Priam, Aurora, Damon, Ostrich, Falcon, Orion, Ixion, Osiris
Antelope[3] D42 5 ft 6 in 16½ in × 24 in 1859 189215 Hawk, Eagle, Elk, Lynx, Gazelle, Mazeppa, Giraffe, Lion, Antelope, Wolf, Tiger, Hector, Cato, Dart, Pollux, Castor
Zebra[4] D43 5 ft 8 in 17 in × 24 in 1866 18926 Sedley, Gorgon, Titan, Pluto, Zebra, Sol
Stag[5] D44 5 ft 9 in 17 in × 24 in 1872 18924 Leopard, Stag, Lance, Osiris
Heron[6] D46 South Devon Railway5 ft 3 in 17 in × 24 in 1872 18922 Heron, Magpie
King[7] D47 3 ft 9 in × 16 in 1871 18781 King
Prince[8] D48 South Devon Railway 4 ft 12 in × 17 in 1871 18921[9] Prince, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury
Penwith[10] D49 5 ft 15 in × 22 in 1872 18881 Penwith
Tiny[11] D50 0-4-0vbT 3 ft 9 in × 12 in 1872 1888[12] 1 Tiny
Weasel[13] D51 3 ft 11 in × 16 in1873 18933 Owl, Goat, Weasel
Raven[14] D52 3 ft 14 in × 18 in 1874 18925 Raven, Rook, Lark, Crow, Jay
Tornado[15] D61 4 ft 9 in 17 in × 24 in 1854 18854 Volcano, Tornado, Sampson, Goliath
Ada[16] D62 4 ft 6 in 16½ in × 24 in 1860 18875 [17] Dido, Hero, Rosa
Romulus[18] D63 4 ft 9 in 17 in × 24 in 1860 18928[19] Hebe, Ajax, Brutus, Argo, Atlas, Juno, Romulus, Remus
Taurus[20] D64 3 ft 12½ in × 16 in 1869 18921 Taurus
Camel[21] D65 4 ft 9 in 17 in × 24 in 1872 1892 10 Buffalo, Elephant, Camel, Hercules, Dragon, Achilles, Dromedary, Emperor, Python, Vulcan
Redruth[22] D66 4 ft 9 in 17 in × 24 in 1871 1887 1 Redruth
GWR Sir Watkin class[23] A63 GWR 4 ft 6 in 17 in × 24 in 1872 18921 Saunders
GWR 'Banking' class[24] A61 GWR 5 ft 17 in × 24 in 1872 18891 Stromboli

Notes and References

  1. [Broad Gauge Society]
  2. , Comet
  3. , Antelope
  4. , Zebra
  5. , Stag
  6. , Heron
  7. , King
  8. , Prince
  9. Prince was completed by the SDR, but the others were still under construction when the SDR amalgamated with the GWR
  10. , Penwith
  11. , Tiny
  12. Tiny is one of the few surviving broad gauge locomotives
  13. , Weasel
  14. , Raven
  15. , Tornado
  16. , Ada
  17. Two other locomotives built for the Llynvi Valley Railway
  18. , Romulus
  19. 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
  20. , Taurus
  21. , Camel
  22. , Redruth
  23. , Sir Watkin class
  24. , Banking class

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