South Devon Railway locomotives were broad gauge

Broad gauge

Broad-gauge railways use a track gauge greater than the standard gauge of .- List :For list see: List of broad gauges, by gauge and country- History :...

 locomotives that operated over the South Devon Railway

South Devon Railway Company

The South Devon Railway Company built and operated the railway from Exeter to Plymouth and Torquay in Devon, England. It was a broad gauge railway built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel-Chronology:* 1844 South Devon Railway Act passed by parliament...

, Cornwall Railway

Cornwall Railway

The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The section from Plymouth to Truro opened in 1859, the extension to Falmouth in 1863...

, and West Cornwall Railway

West Cornwall Railway

The West Cornwall Railway was a railway company in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, formed in 1846 to operate the existing Hayle Railway between Hayle and Redruth and extend the railway to Penzance and Truro....

 in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. They were, at times, operated by contractors on behalf of the railways.

1846 Great Western Railway

The South Devon Railway was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important bridges...

 to be operated by atmospheric power

Atmospheric railway

An atmospheric railway uses air pressure to provide power for propulsion. In one plan a pneumatic tube is laid between the rails, with a piston running in it suspended from the train through a sealable slot in the top of the tube. Alternatively, the whole tunnel may be the pneumatic tube with the...

, but this was not a success and so the Great Western Railway

Great Western Railway

The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...

 provided steam locomotives when the railway first opened.Two High Foundry locomotives

GWR Haigh Foundry locomotives

The first 19 locomotives ordered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Railway included two unusual Haigh Foundry locomotives.Snake and Viper were built at the Haigh Foundry in 1838 with 14¾in dia × 18in cylinders and the driving wheels geared 2:3 in order to keep the cylinder...

 were specially named for working on the line, Snake and Viper became Exe and Teign during their sojourn in Devon

Devon

Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...

.

Other locomotives were used including members of the Fire Fly

GWR Firefly Class

The Firefly was a class of broad gauge 2-2-2 steam locomotives used for passenger services on the Great Western Railway. The class was introduced into service between March 1840 and December 1842, and withdrawn between December 1863 and July 1879....

, Leo

GWR Leo Class

The Great Western Railway Leo Class 2-4-0 broad gauge steam locomotives for goods train work. This class was introduced into service between January 1841 and July 1842, and withdrawn between September 1864 and June 1874....

, and Sun

GWR Sun Class

The Great Western Railway Sun Class 2-2-2 broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. This class was introduced into service between April 1840 and January 1842, and withdrawn between January 1864 and June 1879....

 classes, and also Hercules

GWR Hercules Class

The Hercules Class were four broad gauge steam locomotives for the Great Western Railway. They were the first 0-6-0 locomotives, being built in 1842 by Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company...

 class goods locomotives.

Two tank locomotives, Corsair and Brigand were specially designed by Daniel Gooch

Daniel Gooch

Sir Daniel Gooch, 1st Baronet was an English railway and transatlantic cable engineer and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1885...

 with innovative bogie

Bogie

A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. In mechanics terms, a bogie is a chassis or framework carrying wheels, attached to a vehicle. It can be fixed in place, as on a cargo truck, mounted on a swivel, as on a railway carriage/car or locomotive, or sprung as in the suspension of a caterpillar...

s to cope with the sharp curves on the railway. These were known as the Bogie class

GWR Bogie Class

The Great Western Railway Bogie Class 4-4-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives for passenger train work. The first two locomotives of this class were introduced into service in August/September 1849, with the remainder following between June 1854 and March 1855...

.

1851 Evans and Geach

Brunel selected Edward Evans and Charles Geach to supply and operate a new fleet of tank locomotives designed by Gooch. These were supplied by Evans' Haigh Foundry

Haigh Foundry

The Haigh Foundry was leased in 1835 by E.Evans and T.C.Ryley in Haigh, Lancashire. It had initially been established in the Douglas Valley, in Haigh, circa 1790 by Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres and his brother Robert as an ironworks and foundry...

 and other builders. Payments were made for working the trains and interest, and various excess charges could also be raised for extra workings. The railway provided engine sheds

Motive power depot

Motive power depot, usually abbreviated to MPD, is a name given to places where locomotives are stored when not being used, and also repaired and maintained. They were originally known as "running sheds", "engine sheds", or, for short, just sheds. Facilities are provided for refuelling and...

 and were allowed to buy the locomotives at the end of the ten year contract, which started on 3 June 1851.

1859 Evans, Walker and Gooch

A new seven-year contract took effect from 1 July 1859, now signed by Edward Evans, Thomas Walker and Daniel Gooch. The terms were considered to be more beneficial to the railway. The locomotive fleet grew to allow the South Devon Railway to operate a number of independent branches: the South Devon and Tavistock Railway

South Devon and Tavistock Railway

The South Devon and Tavistock Railway was a broad gauge railway linking Plymouth with Tavistock in Devon, England. It opened in 1859, was extended by the Launceston and South Devon Railway to Launceston, Cornwall, in 1865, and was closed in 1962....

 (1859), Dartmouth and Torbay Railway

Dartmouth and Torbay Railway

The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was a broad gauge railway linking the South Devon Railway branch at Torquay with Kingswear in Devon, England. It was operated from the outset by the South Devon Railway....

 (1859), and the Launceston and South Devon Railway (1865).

A separate contract was signed with the same contractors to provide locomotives to the Cornwall Railway

Cornwall Railway

The Cornwall Railway was a broad gauge railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The section from Plymouth to Truro opened in 1859, the extension to Falmouth in 1863...

, which had opened on 4 May 1859.

1866 South Devon Railway

The South Devon Railway bought the locomotives when the contract ended on 1 July 1866 and took over their operation. The Cornwall Railway locomotives were also sold to the South Devon Railway, and further locomotives were provided for the West Cornwall Railway. The locomotives were operated as a common fleet throughout the three railways, but the locomotives were separately accounted for by each railway.

The number of lines operated increased further with the opening of the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway

Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway

The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway was a broad gauge railway which linked the South Devon Railway at Newton Abbot railway station with Bovey Tracey and Moretonhampstead, Devon, England.-History of the line:...

 (1866), and the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway

Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway

The Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway built the broad gauge railway line from Totnes to Buckfastleigh and Ashburton in Devon, England.-History:...

 (1871). The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway

Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway

The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway opened in 1869 as a broad gauge railway and links the port of Fowey in Cornwall with the Cornish Main Line at Lostwithiel...

 was also provided with locomotives for a short time when it opened in 1869.

1876 Great Western Railway

The South Devon Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876 and so the whole locomotive fleet was transferred, including those on the Cornwall and West Cornwall railways. They were allocated numbers 2096 to 2179. As the older locomotives were withdrawn they were replaced by more modern locomotives but those for the Cornish fleets continued to be separately accounted for.

The new owners enabled some changes in operation to happen, notably the operation of tender locomotives west of Exeter

Exeter

Exeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...

, such as the well-known Rovers

GWR Iron Duke Class

The Great Western Railway Iron Duke Class 4-2-2 was a class of broad gauge steam locomotives for express passenger train work.-History:The prototype locomotive, Great Western, was built as a 2-2-2 locomotive in April 1846, but was soon converted to a 4-2-2 arrangement...

.

Locomotive sheds

The main locomotive workshops were established at Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England on the River Teign, with a population of 23,580....

, initially under W. F. Gooch, Daniel's brother, but from 1864 the superintendent was John Wright. Other depots were situated at:

• Carn Brea
• Exeter
  Exeter St Davids railway station
  Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. Today the station is owned by Network Rail and operated by First Great Western.-History:...
  
  
• Falmouth
  Falmouth Docks railway station
  Falmouth Docks station in Falmouth, Cornwall is the terminus of the Maritime Line to Truro, the services are operated by First Great Western.-History:...
  
  
• Kingswear
• Launceston
• Penzance
  Penzance railway station
  Penzance railway station serves the town of Penzance, Cornwall, UK. The station is the western terminus of the Cornish Main Line from London Paddington station. The current journey time to or from London is about five hours....
  
  
• Plymouth
  Plymouth Millbay railway station
  Plymouth Millbay railway station was the original railway terminus in Plymouth, Devon, England. It was used for passenger trains from 1849 to 1941.- History :...
  
  
• St Ives
• Tavistock
• Totnes
  Totnes railway station
  Totnes railway station serves the towns of Totnes and Dartington in Devon, England. It is situated on the Exeter to Plymouth line and is operated by First Great Western...
  
  
• Truro
  Truro railway station
  Truro Station serves the city of Truro, Cornwall, UK. It is the situated on the Cornish Main Line and is the junction for the Maritime Line to Falmouth. The station is operated by First Great Western....
  
  

Equipment was provided for some heavier repairs on the Cornwall Railway at Truro and was moved to Falmouth when the line was extended to that town. The West Cornwall Railway had established workshops at Carn Brea which were transferred to the South Devon Railway with their locomotives.

Locomotive types

• 1851 Comet class
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   – twelve 4-4-0STs
• 1854 Tornado class
  South Devon Railway Tornado class
  The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required....
  
   – four 0-6-0STs
• 1859 Eagle class
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   – sixteen 4-4-0STs
• 1860 Dido class
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   – eight 0-6-0STs
• 1866 Gorgon class
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   – six 4-4-0STs
• 1866 Remus class
  South Devon Railway Remus class
  The two Remus class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated by the South Devon Railway, England. They were ordered for working goods trains on the West Cornwall Railway but were also used on passenger trains....
  
   – two 0-6-0STs
• 1868 Tiny – a small 0-4-0vb
• 1868 ex-Llynvi Valley Railway – three 0-6-0STs
• 1868 Etna – a secondhand 4-4-0ST
• 1869 Taurus
  South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus
  Taurus was an 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotive operated by the South Devon Railway.It was a very different locomotive to all the other 0-6-0s used on the South Devon Railway. It was much smaller and was normally used on one of the branches, where it would regularly work passenger trains, or...
  
  – a small 0-6-0ST
• 1871 King – a small 2-4-0T
• 1871 Prince – a small 2-4-0ST
• 1871 Redruth – a West Cornwall Railway 0-6-0ST rebuilt to broad gauge
• 1872 Penwith – a West Cornwall Railway rebuilt 2-4-0ST
• 1872 Buffalo class
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   – ten convertible 0-6-0STs
• 1872 ex-Great Western Railway Sir Watkin class
  GWR Sir Watkin Class
  The Great Western Railway Sir Watkin Class were 0-6-0T broad gauge steam locomotives with side tanks. They were designed for working goods trains through to the underground Metropolitan Railway in London. This class was introduced into service between December 1865 and the last was withdrawn at the...
  
   – three secondhand 0-6-0STs
• 1872 Great Western Railway Banking class
  GWR Banking Class
  The Banking Class were five 0-6-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives for assisting trains up inclines on the Great Western Railway. Designed by Daniel Gooch, they were tank engine versions of his Standard Goods class, and mainly built at Swindon Works....
  
   – a secondhand 0-6-0ST
• 1872 ex-Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway – three secondhand 4-4-0STs
• 1872 Leopard class
  South Devon Railway Leopard class
  The Leopard class were four 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge designed for passenger trains but were also used on goods trains when required. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company for the South Devon Railway, but also operated on its associated railways...
  
   – four convertible 4-4-0STs
• 1873 Owl class – three small convertible 0-4-0WTs
• 1874 Raven class – five convertible 0-4-0STs
• 1876 Prince class – three 2-4-0STs not completed

A to E

• Achilles Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Ada ex-Llynvi Valley Railway 0-6-0ST (WCR)
• Ajax Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Antelope Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)

• Argo Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Atlas Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Aurora Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Brutus Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Buffalo Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Bukeley ex-Great Western Railway Sir Watkin class 0-6-0ST
  GWR Sir Watkin Class
  The Great Western Railway Sir Watkin Class were 0-6-0T broad gauge steam locomotives with side tanks. They were designed for working goods trains through to the underground Metropolitan Railway in London. This class was introduced into service between December 1865 and the last was withdrawn at the...
  
   (CR)
• Camel Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Castor Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Cato Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Comet Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Crow Raven class 0-4-0ST (SDR)
• Damon Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Dart Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Dido Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Dragon Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (CR)
• Dromedary Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Eagle Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Elephant Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Elk Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Emperor Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (CR)
• Etna ex-Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 4-4-0ST (SDR)

F to L

• Falcon Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Fowler ex-Great Western Railway Sir Watkin class 0-6-0ST
  GWR Sir Watkin Class
  The Great Western Railway Sir Watkin Class were 0-6-0T broad gauge steam locomotives with side tanks. They were designed for working goods trains through to the underground Metropolitan Railway in London. This class was introduced into service between December 1865 and the last was withdrawn at the...
  
   (CR)
• Gazelle Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Giraffe Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Goat Owl class 0-4-0WT (SDR)
• Goliah Tornado class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Tornado class
  The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Gorgon Gorgon class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Hawk Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Hebe Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Hecla ex-Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 4-4-0ST (SDR)
• Hector Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Hercules Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (CR)
• Hero Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)

• Heron ex-Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 4-4-0ST (SDR)
• Ixion Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Jay Raven class 0-4-0ST (SDR)
• Juno Dido class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Dido class
  The eight Dido class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and Cornwall Railway and associated other adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Jupiter Prince class 2-4-0ST
• King Avonside Engine Company 2-4-0T (SDR)

L to P

• Lance (1851) Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Lance (1875) Leopard class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Leopard class
  The Leopard class were four 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge designed for passenger trains but were also used on goods trains when required. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company for the South Devon Railway, but also operated on its associated railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Lark Raven class 0-4-0ST (SDR)
• Leopard Leopard class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Leopard class
  The Leopard class were four 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge designed for passenger trains but were also used on goods trains when required. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company for the South Devon Railway, but also operated on its associated railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Lion Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Lynx Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Magpie ex-Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway 4-4-0ST (CR)
• Mazeppa Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Mercury Prince class 2-4-0ST
• Meteor Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Orion Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Osiris (1853) Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Osiris (1875) Leopard class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Leopard class
  The Leopard class were four 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge designed for passenger trains but were also used on goods trains when required. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company for the South Devon Railway, but also operated on its associated railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Ostrich Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Owl Owl class 0-4-0WT (SDR)
• Penwith 2-4-0ST (WCR)
• Pluto Gorgon class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (WCR)
• Pollux Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Priam Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Prince 2-4-0ST (SDR)
• Python Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)

R to Z

• Raven Raven class 0-4-0ST (SDR)
• Redruth 0-6-0ST (WCR)
• Remus Remus class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Remus class
  The two Remus class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated by the South Devon Railway, England. They were ordered for working goods trains on the West Cornwall Railway but were also used on passenger trains....
  
   (WCR)
• Rocket Comet class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Comet class
  The Comet class were 12 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for passenger trains on this steep and sharply curved line but were also used on goods trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Romulus Remus class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Remus class
  The two Remus class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated by the South Devon Railway, England. They were ordered for working goods trains on the West Cornwall Railway but were also used on passenger trains....
  
   (WCR)
• Rook Raven class 0-4-0ST (SDR)
• Rosa ex-Llynvi Valley Railway 0-6-0ST (WCR)
• Sampson Tornado class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Tornado class
  The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Saturn Prince class 2-4-0ST
• Saunders ex-Great Western Railway Sir Watkin class 0-6-0ST
  GWR Sir Watkin Class
  The Great Western Railway Sir Watkin Class were 0-6-0T broad gauge steam locomotives with side tanks. They were designed for working goods trains through to the underground Metropolitan Railway in London. This class was introduced into service between December 1865 and the last was withdrawn at the...
  
   (SDR)
• Sedley Gorgon class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Sol Gorgon class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (SDR)
• Stag Leopard class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Leopard class
  The Leopard class were four 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge designed for passenger trains but were also used on goods trains when required. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company for the South Devon Railway, but also operated on its associated railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Stromboli ex-Great Western Railway Banking class 0-6-0ST
  GWR Banking Class
  The Banking Class were five 0-6-0ST broad gauge steam locomotives for assisting trains up inclines on the Great Western Railway. Designed by Daniel Gooch, they were tank engine versions of his Standard Goods class, and mainly built at Swindon Works....
  
   (SDR)
• Taurus Avonside Engine Company 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway locomotive Taurus
  Taurus was an 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotive operated by the South Devon Railway.It was a very different locomotive to all the other 0-6-0s used on the South Devon Railway. It was much smaller and was normally used on one of the branches, where it would regularly work passenger trains, or...
  
   (SDR)
• Tiger Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (SDR)
• Tiny Sara and Company 0-4-0vb (SDR)
• Titan Gorgon class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (WCR)
• Tornado Tornado class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Tornado class
  The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Una ex-Llynvi Valley Railway 0-6-0ST (WCR)
• Volcano Tornado class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Tornado class
  The four Tornado class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway and associated railways. They were designed for goods trains but were also used on passenger trains when required....
  
   (SDR)
• Vulcan Buffalo class 0-6-0ST
  South Devon Railway Buffalo class
  The ten Buffalo class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
   (CR)
• Weasel Owl class 0-4-0WT (SDR)
• Wolf Eagle class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Eagle class
  The Eagle class were sixteen 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and associated adjacent railways...
  
   (CR)
• Zebra Gorgon class 4-4-0ST
  South Devon Railway Gorgon class
  The Gorgon class were six 4-4-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway and West Cornwall Railway...
  
  (WCR)