Locomotives of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway

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 W. 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).

Note that the locomotive history of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway is complicated by the many reboilerings; rebuildings, and renumberering; not all of which is captured in the table.

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	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments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.	1861–1864	13	1–7, 9–10, 12–15
S&DR George England 2-4-0T	2-4-0T	George England & Co.	1861, 1863	2	8, 11	1928, 1870
	?	?	?	1	?	?	Second hand locomotive acquired from director George Reed in 1865.^[1]
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
S&DR Vulcan Foundry 2-4-0	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
S&DR John Fowler 0-6-0	0-6-0	John Fowler & Co.	1874	6	19–24	1928
S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST	0-6-0ST	Fox, Walker & Co.	1874	5	1–5	1928–1934	LMS 1500–1504
S&DJR Fox, Walker 0-6-0ST	0-6-0ST	Fox, Walker & Co.	1876	4	6–9	1928–1934	LMS 1505–1507

Group	Wheel arrangement	Manufacturer	Year	Quantity	S&D Nos.	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
Johnson Era
S&DJR 0-4-4T	0-4-4T	Avonside Engine Co.	1877	9	10–14, 29–32	1930–32	LMS 1200–1207
S&DJR 0-4-4T	0-4-4T	Vulcan Foundry	1883	4	52–55	1930–46	LMS 1230–1232
S&DJR 0-6-0	0-6-0	Neilson & Co.	1878	6	33–38	1930–32	Nicknamed "Scotties". LMS 2880–2884
S&DJR 0-6-0	0-6-0	Vulcan Foundry	1879	6	39–44	before 1930
S&DJR 0-6-0	0-6-0	Vulcan Foundry	1881	4	25–28	before 1930
S&DJR 0-6-0	0-6-0	Vulcan Foundry	1883	6	46–51	before 1930
S&DJR 0-6-0	0-6-0	Vulcan Foundry	1890	6	56–61	before 1930
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
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
S&DJR 4-4-0	4-4-0	Derby Works	1891 (4) 1896–97 (4)	8	14–18, 45, 67, 68	1928–1931	LMS 300–303
S&DJR 4-4-0	4-4-0	Derby Works	1903	3	69–71	1914–19
S&DJR 4-4-0	4-4-0	Derby Works	1908	2	77–78	1931–38	LMS 320–321

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.
Midland Railway 483 Class	4-4-0	Derby Works	1921	3	67–69	1951–56	Renumbered 41–43; LMS 324–326.
S&DJR 7F 2-8-0	2-8-0	Derby Works	1914	6	80–85	1959–1962	LMS 9670–9675, later 13800–13805.
S&DJR 7F 2-8-0	2-8-0	Robert Stephenson & Co.	1925	5	86–90	1963–64	LMS 9676–9680, later 13806–13810.
Midland Railway 3835 Class	0-6-0	Armstrong Whitworth	1922	5	57–61	1962–1965	Nicknamed "Armstrongs" LMS 4557–4561.
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.
LMS Fowler Class 3F	0-6-0T	W. G. Bagnall	1929	7	19–25	1959–67	LMS 7150–7156, later 7310–7316
S&DJR Sentinels	0-4-0VBT	Sentinel Waggon Works	1929	2	102–102	1959–61	LMS 7190–7191

References

^ (Atthill 1985, p. 48)

Atthill, Robin (1985). The Somerset and Dorset Railway. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8692-1.
Nock, O.S. in above, Chapter 9, pp.154–164.