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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.


TINY


Locomotive| Information

  Name ''Tiny''
  Powertype Steam
  Whytetype 0-4-0 vb
  Driversize 3 ft 0 in
  Wheelbase 5 ft 9 in
  Cylindersize 9 in dia &times 12 in stroke
  Gauge 7 ft 0¼ in
  Builder Sara And Company



  • ''Tiny'' (1868 - 1883) GWR no. 2180


''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


Locomotive| Information

  Name ''Owl''
  Powertype Steam
  Whytetype 0-4-0 WT
  Driversize 3 ft 0 in
  Wheelbase 7 ft 0 in
  Cylindersize 10 in dia &times 16 in stroke
  Railroad South Devon Railway
  Railroadclass Owl
  Gauge 7 ft 0¼ in
  Builder Avonside Engine Company



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

  • ''Goat'' (1873 - 1893) GWR no. 2174

  • Goat

    :The locomotive was named after the animal Goat ''.

    • ''Owl'' (1873 - 1893) GWR no. 2172

    • Owl

      :The locomotive was named after the bird Owl ''.

      • ''Weasel'' (1873 - 1882) GWR no. 2173

      • :The locomotive was named after the animal Weasel ''.



      RAVEN CLASS


      Locomotive| Information

        Name ''Raven''
        Powertype Steam
        Whytetype 0-4-0 ST
        Driversize 3 ft 0 in
        Wheelbase 7 ft 6 in
        Cylindersize 14 in dia &times 17 in stroke
        Railroad South Devon Railway
        Railroadclass Raven
        Gauge 7 ft 0¼ in
        Builder Avonside Engine Company



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

      • ''Crow'' (1874 - 1892) GWR no. 2177

      • :After gauge conversion in 1892 ''Crow'' was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1331 until sold to Powisland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.

      :The locomotive was named after the bird Crow '', a member of the crow family.

      • ''Jay'' (1875 - 1892) GWR no. 2179

      • :After gauge conversion in 1892 ''Jay'' was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1333 until sold to Powisland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.

      :The locomotive was named after the bird Jay , a member of the crow family.

      • ''Lark'' (1874 - 1892) GWR no. 2178

      • :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'' (1874 - 1892) GWR no. 2175

      • Raven

        :The locomotive was named after the bird Raven , a member of the crow family.

        • ''Rook'' (1874 - 1892) GWR no. 2176

        • :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 Powisland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour and they gave it number 7. On 1 January 1924 it was one of nine Powisland 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.


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