South Devon Railway 0-4-0 locomotives

The South Devon Railway 0-4-0 locomotives were small 0-4-0 broad gauge locomotives operated on the South Devon Railway, Cornwall Railway, mainly on the dockside lines around Plymouth.

On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names too.

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Tiny

Tiny
Power type Steam
Builder Sara and Company
Configuration 0-4-0 VBT
Gauge 7 ft ¼ in (2.140 m)
Driver diameter 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m)
Wheelbase 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Cylinder size 9 × 12 in (230 × 300 mm)

Tiny was built by Sara and Company. It had a vertical boiler and was similar to four locomotives that later worked in the docks at Falmouth in Cornwall.

After withdrawal it was used at Newton Abbot where it was used to power machinery in the workshops there. In 1927, no longer required for this purpose, it was displayed on the platform at the station opposite the workshops. It has since been moved to Buckfastleigh railway station where it is displayed in the museum of the South Devon Railway Trust.

Owl class

Owl
Power type Steam
Builder Avonside Engine Company
Configuration 0-4-0 WT
Gauge 7 ft ¼ in (2.140 m)
Driver diameter 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m)
Wheelbase 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Cylinder size 10 × 16 in (250 × 410 mm)
Career South Devon Railway
Class Owl

The three Owl class locomotives had well tanks and were built by the Avonside Engine Company.

Goat was sold in 1890 to Pearson and Son who were engineers contracted to work on the railway near Ivybridge. Once this work was finished in 1893 it was sold back to the Great Western Railway when it was converted to standard gauge and worked in this form as no. 1328 until 1910.
The locomotive was named after the animal Goat.
Owl was sold in 1890 to Pearson and Son who were engineers contracted to work on the railway near Ivybridge. Once this work was finished in 1893 it was sold back to the Great Western Railway when it was converted to standard gauge and worked in this form as no. 1327 until 1913.
The locomotive was named after the bird Owl.
The locomotive was named after the animal Weasel.

Raven class

Raven
Power type Steam
Builder Avonside Engine Company
Configuration 0-4-0 ST
Gauge 7 ft ¼ in (2.140 m)
Driver diameter 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m)
Wheelbase 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Cylinder size 14 × 17 in (360 × 430 mm)
Career South Devon Railway
Class Raven

The seven Raven class were saddle tank locomotives and were again built by the Avonside Engine Company.

After gauge conversion in 1892 Crow was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1331 until sold to Powesland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.
The locomotive was named after the bird Crow, a member of the crow family.
After gauge conversion in 1892 Jay was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1333 until sold to Powesland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.
The locomotive was named after the bird Jay, a member of the crow family.
After gauge conversion in 1892 Lark was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1332 until sold to Powisland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.
The locomotive was named after the bird Lark.
Raven was sold to the Torbay and Brixham Railway in 1877. In 1883 this railway was sold to the Great Western Railway. After gauge conversion in 1892 it was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1329, eventually finding it way to the Wantage Tramway where it was withdrawn in 1919 following an accident.
The locomotive was named after the bird Raven, a member of the crow family.
After gauge conversion in 1892 Rook was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1330 and until 1906 when it was sold to Powesland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour and they gave it number 7. On 1 January 1924 it was one of nine Powesland and Mason locomotives that returned to the Great Western Railway. It was given new GWR number 925 and was finally withdrawn in 1929.
The locomotive was named after the bird rook, a member of the crow family.

References

4-4-0ST
0-6-0ST
Tornado — Dido — Remus — Taurus — Buffalo
Other
2-4-0Ts King & Prince — 0-4-0Ts Tiny, Owl, Raven, etc.