Midland Counties Railway Locomotives

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In its short life, the Midland Counties Railway bought nearly fifty locomotives from a number of manufacturers.

Initially, outside cylindered engines were ordered because of frequency of axle breakage with inside cylinders. However, one of the sub-committee delegated to order the motive power, Theodore Rathbone, was an admirer of the Bury engines used on the London and Birmingham line, and all further orders were for inside-cylindered locos.

The initial delivery of engines had 11 inch cylinders, but, being found to be short of power, further orders were for engines with 13 inch cylinders.

Butterley Company, Derbyshire

1. Ariel 2-2-2 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 11x16 (outside)

(renamed Bee in 1841)

2. Hercules 2-2-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18 (outside)

Ariel hauled one of the inaugural trains from Nottingham to Derby, following Sunbeam. Nevertheless, the Butterley locos would not appear to have been satisfactory, since the railway refused to pay for them until the end of 1841.

Jones, Turner and Evans, Newton-le-Willows

4. Sunbeam 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
5. Wizard 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
6. Hecate 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18

Four coupled:

46. Fox 0-4-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x20
47. Rob Roy 0-4-2 (? 2-2-2) 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18

Stark and Fulton, Glasgow

3. Hawk 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18

9. Vulture 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
10. Eagle 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18

Edward Bury and Company, Liverpool

7. Lion 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
8. Tiger 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18

11. Leopard 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
12. Panther 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
13. Reindeer ' 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
14. Antelope 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
15. Unicorn 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18

Leopard hauled the inaugural train from Nottingham to Leicester

16. Cerberus 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
17. Caliban 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
18. Resilisk 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
19. Phantom 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18

35. Vizier 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
36. Vandal 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
37. Siren 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
38. Sultan 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18

Four Coupled

42. Buffalo 0-4-0 built [[1840] Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
43. Bloodhound 0-4-0 built [[1840] Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
44. Mastiff 0-4-0 built [[1840] Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18