Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

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The locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway can be broken down into four eras:

  • The period of independence up to 1874;
  • The period of joint ownership when Samuel Waite Johnson was Locomotive Superintendent for the Midland Railway (1875–1906);
  • The period when Henry Fowler was Locomotive Superintendent of the Midland Railway, and later Chief Mechanical Engineer if its successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (1907–1929);
  • The period after 1930 when the locomotives had been absorbed into the stock of the LMS (1930–1966).

The railway had a locomotive, carriage and wagon works at Highbridge, Somerset, but this closed in 1930. Note that the locomotive history of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway is complicated by the many reboilerings, rebuildings, and renumberings, not all of which are captured in the table.

Early era[]

Group Wheel
arrangement		 Manufacturer Year Quantity S&D Nos. Year(s)
withdrawn		 Comments
Early era
S&DR George England 2-4-0 2-4-0 George England and Co. 1861 7 1–7 1874–1925 [1]
S&DR George England 2-4-0T 2-4-0T George England & Co. 1861 1 8 1928 [2]
S&DR George England 2-4-0 2-4-0 George England and Co. 1863 2 9–10 1878 Sold to Midland Railway.[3]
S&DR George England 2-4-0T 2-4-0T George England & Co. 1863 1 11 1870 Sold to the Admiralty.[4]
S&DR George England 2-4-0 2-4-0 George England and Co. 1864 4 12–15 1878 Sold to London and South Western Railway (3) and MR (1).[3]
2-4-0T Edward Bury 1842 1 16 c. 1874 Second hand locomotive acquired from director George Reed in 1865.[5][4]
S&DR Cudworth 2-4-0 2-4-0 George England & Co. 1865 2 17–18 1897 Ordered by the South Eastern Railway, but refused due to late delivery.[3]
2-4-0 Vulcan Foundry 1866 2 (+4) 19-20 (+21–24) 1913–14 Renumbered 15–16. Six had been ordered, but could only pay for two, other four sold to Imperial Railways in Alsace-Lorraine as their class A 4.[6]
0-6-0 John Fowler & Co. 1874 6 19–24 1928 [7]
S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST 0-6-0ST Fox, Walker & Co. 1874 5 1–5 1928–1934 LMS 1500–1504.[8]
S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST 0-6-0ST Fox, Walker & Co. 1876 4 6–9 1928–1934 LMS 1505–1507.[8]

Johnson era[]

Group Wheel
arrangement		 Manufacturer Year Quantity S&D Nos. Year(s)
withdrawn		 Comments
Johnson era
0-4-0ST Slaughter, Grüning & Co. 1852 1 5 1895 Acquired 1882; renumbered 45A in 1891.[9]
0-4-2ST 1885 1 25A 1929 [9]
0-4-0ST 1895 2 45A, 26A 1929–30 [9]
0-4-4T Avonside Engine Co. 1877 9 10–14, 29–32 1930–32 LMS 1200–1207.[10]
0-4-4T Vulcan Foundry 1883 4 52–55 1930–46 LMS 1230–1232.[10]
Midland Railway 1532 Class 0-4-4T Derby Works 1884 1 54 1931 Ex MR 1305, acquired 1921; to LMS 1305[11]
0-6-0 Neilson & Co. 1878 6 33–38 1914–22 Nicknamed "Scotties".[12]
0-6-0 Vulcan Foundry 1879 6 39–44 1914–32 Renumbered 67–69 in 1928. LMS 2886–2888.[12]
0-6-0 Vulcan Foundry 1881 4 25–28 1914–28 [12]
0-6-0 Vulcan Foundry 1883 6 46–51 1925–32 Renumbered 70/71/51 in 1928. LMS 2885/89/90.[12]
0-6-0 Vulcan Foundry 1890 6 56–61 1928–32 Renumbered 33–38 in 1922. LMS 2880–2884.[12]
Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0 0-6-0 Derby Works 1896 5 62–66 1947–61 Nicknamed "Bulldogs". LMS 3194, 3198, 3201, 3204, 3211.[13]
Midland Railway Johnson 0-6-0 0-6-0 Neilson, Reid & Co. 1902 5 72–76 1952–62 Delivered in Midland Red lettered "S&DJR". Nicknamed "Bulldogs". LMS 3216, 3218, 3228, 3248, 3260.[13]
4-4-0 Derby Works 1891 4 15–18 1928–1931 LMS 301–302.[14]
4-4-0 Derby Works 1896–97 4 67, 68, 14, 45 1920–1932 LMS 300, 303.[14]
4-4-0 Derby Works 1903 3 69–71 1914–21 Renewed (see below).[14]
4-4-0 Derby Works 1908 2 77–78 1931–38 LMS 320–321.[14]

Fowler era[]

Group Wheel
arrangement		 Manufacturer Year Quantity S&D Nos. Year(s)
withdrawn		 Comments
Fowler era
Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 Derby Works 1914 2 70–71 1953–56 Renumbered 39–40; LMS 322–323.[14]
Midland Railway 483 Class 4-4-0 Derby Works 1921 3 67–69 1951–56 Renumbered 41–43; LMS 324–326.[14]
S&DJR 7F 2-8-0 2-8-0 Derby Works 1914 6 80–85 1959–1962 LMS 9670–9675, later 13800–13805.[15]
S&DJR 7F 2-8-0 2-8-0 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1925 5 86–90 1963–64 LMS 9676–9680, later 13806–13810.[15]
Midland Railway 3835 Class 0-6-0 Armstrong Whitworth 1922 5 57–61 1962–1965 Nicknamed "Armstrongs" LMS 4557–4561.[13]
LMS Class 2P 4-4-0 4-4-0 Derby Works 1928 3 44–46 1959–1961 ex-LMS 575, 576, 580; to LMS 633–635.[12]
LMS Fowler Class 3F 0-6-0T W. G. Bagnall 1929 7 19–25 1959–67 LMS 7150–7156, later 7310–7316.[13]
S&DJR Sentinels 0-4-0VBT Sentinel Waggon Works 1929 2 101–102 1959–61 LMS 7190–7191.[9]

LMS era[]

Main article: Locomotives of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway

References[]

  1. ^ Baxter 1984, p. 274.
  2. ^ Baxter 1984, p. 275.
  3. ^ a b c Baxter 1984, p. 277.
  4. ^ a b Baxter 1984, p. 278.
  5. ^ Atthill 1985, p. 48.
  6. ^ Baxter 1984, pp. 277–278.
  7. ^ Baxter 1984, pp. 278–279.
  8. ^ a b Baxter 1984, pp. 279–280.
  9. ^ a b c d Baxter 1984, p. 282.
  10. ^ a b Baxter 1984, p. 281.
  11. ^ Baxter 1982, p. 138.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Baxter 1984, p. 284.
  13. ^ a b c d Baxter 1984, p. 285.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Baxter 1984, p. 283.
  15. ^ a b Baxter 1984, p. 286.
  • Atthill, Robin (1985). The Somerset and Dorset Railway. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8692-1.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1982). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923. Vol. 3A: Midland Railway and its constituent companies. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company. ISBN 9780903485524.
  • Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David (ed.). British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company.
  • Nock, O.S (1985). "Chapter 9". The Somerset and Dorset Railway. By Atthill, Robin. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. pp. 154–164. ISBN 0-7153-8692-1.
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