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).

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 renumberering; not all of which is 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	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments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.	1861–1864	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

Johnson era

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	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments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

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.
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

LMS era

References

1. (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.