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Locomotive classes used by the broad gauge South Devon Railway, later amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.

Class	code	Wheel arrangement	Builder	Driving wheels	Cylinders	Introduced	Withdrawn	Number built	Names
Comet	D41	4-4-0ST		5 ft 9 in	17 in × 24 in	1851	1884	12	Comet, Lance, Rocket, Meteor, Priam, Aurora, Damon, Ostrich, Falcon, Orion, Ixion, Osiris
Antelope	D42	4-4-0ST	Slaughter, Grüning & Co.	5 ft 6 in	16½ in × 24 in	1859	1892	15	Hawk, Eagle, Elk, Lynx, Gazelle, Mazeppa, Giraffe, Lion, Antelope, Wolf, Tiger, Hector, Cato, Dart, Pollux, Castor
Zebra	D43	4-4-0ST	Avonside Engine Co.	5 ft 8 in	17 in × 24 in	1866	1892	6	Sedley, Gorgon, Titan, Pluto, Zebra, Sol
Stag	D44	4-4-0ST	Avonside Engine Co.	5 ft 9 in	17 in × 24 in	1872	1892	4	Leopard, Stag, Lance, Osiris
Heron	D46	4-4-0ST	South Devon Railway	5 ft 3 in	17 in × 24 in	1872	1892	2	Heron, Magpie
King	D47	2-4-0T	Avonside Engine Co.	3 ft	9 in × 16 in	1871	1878	1	King
Prince	D48	2-4-0ST	South Devon Railway	4 ft	12 in × 17 in	1871	1892	1	Prince, Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury
Penwith	D49	2-4-0ST	Stothert & Slaughter	5 ft	15 in × 22 in	1872	1888	1	Penwith
Tiny	D50	0-4-0vbT	Sara and Co.	3 ft	9 in × 12 in	1872	1888	1	Tiny
Weasel	D51	0-4-0WT	Avonside Engine Co.	3 ft	11 in × 16 in	1873	1893	3	Owl, Goat, Weasel
Raven	D52	0-4-0ST	Avonside Engine Co.	3 ft	14 in × 18 in	1874	1892	5	Raven, Rook, Lark, Crow, Jay
Tornado	D61	0-6-0ST	Vulcan Foundry	4 ft 9 in	17 in × 24 in	1854	1885	4	Volcano, Tornado, Sampson, Goliath
Ada	D62	0-6-0ST	Slaughter, Grüning & Co.	4 ft 6 in	16½ in × 24 in	1860	1887	5	Dido, Hero, Rosa
Romulus	D63	0-6-0ST	Slaughter, Grüning & Co.	4 ft 9 in	17 in × 24 in	1860	1892	8	Hebe, Ajax, Brutus, Argo, Atlas, Juno, Romulus, Remus
Taurus	D64	0-6-0ST	Avonside Engine Co.	3 ft	12½ in × 16 in	1869	1892	1	Taurus
Camel	D65	0-6-0ST	Avonside Engine Co.	4 ft 9 in	17 in × 24 in	1872	1892	10	Buffalo, Elephant, Camel, Hercules, Dragon, Achilles, Dromedary, Emperor, Python, Vulcan
Redruth	D66	0-6-0ST		4 ft 9 in	17 in × 24 in	1871	1887	1	Redruth
GWR Sir Watkin class	A63	0-6-0ST	GWR	4 ft 6 in	17 in × 24 in	1872	1892	1	Saunders
GWR 'Banking' class	A61	0-6-0ST	GWR	5 ft	17 in × 24 in	1872	1889	1	Stromboli

References

1. This article uses the class groups and names from Sheppard (2008), as the most recent and most authoritative study.
2. Broad Gauge Society class code
3. Prince was completed by the SDR, but the others were still under construction when the SDR amalgamated with the GWR
4. Tiny is one of the few surviving broad gauge locomotives
5. Two other locomotives built for the Llynvi Valley Railway
6. The classification of some of these locomotives is questioned, as to whether they were the 4 ft 6 in wheeled Ada class, or the 4'9" wheeled Romulus class. See Dido class
7. This was a class of six, built by the GWR as side tanks. Three were sold in 1872 to the South Devon and the Cornwall Railways (Bulkeley & Fowler). They returned to the GWR on amalgamation in 1876. All six were rebuilt as saddle tanks after 1883
8. A class of five, built by the GWR in 1852. Juno was sold to the South Devon in 1872
9. Previously named Juno, but renamed to avoid confusion with the Romulus class locomotive

1. Sheppard, Geof (2008). Broad Gauge Locomotives. Noodle Books / Broad Gauge Society. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-906-419-09-7.
2. Sheppard 2008, p. 65, Comet
3. Sheppard 2008, p. 65, Antelope
4. Sheppard 2008, p. 67, Zebra
5. Sheppard 2008, p. 67, Stag
6. Sheppard 2008, p. 67, Heron
7. Sheppard 2008, p. 68, King
8. Sheppard 2008, p. 68, Prince
9. Sheppard 2008, p. 68, Penwith
10. Sheppard 2008, pp. 68–69, Tiny
11. Sheppard 2008, Weasel
12. Sheppard 2008, p. 69, Raven
13. Sheppard 2008, p. 71, Tornado
14. Sheppard 2008, p. 71, Ada
15. Sheppard 2008, p. 71, Romulus
16. Sheppard 2008, p. 72, Taurus
17. Sheppard 2008, p. 72, Camel
18. Sheppard 2008, p. 72, Redruth
19. ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 38, Sir Watkin class
20. ^ Sheppard 2008, p. 37, Banking class

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