It has been a challenge to research the motive power that has visited the Dart Valley Railway and the South Devon Railway (between Signal E296 at Totnes and the buffer stops at Ashburton since 1965 until present. Some have simply arrived for work to be done on them in the Workshops, and may have arrived and/or departed by road transport. We have shown some with dates alongside - in some cases these include arrival or departure dates, or the period in which they are known to have been on the SDR. There is no claim that the following list is complete - but if you can assist in this area, please use the Contact Us link. GREAT WESTERN LOCOMOTIVES: GWS Steam Rail Motor No. 93. February 2013 1369 (Purchase price £690) (Arrived GWS Totnes Depot 20th February 1965). Arrived on the railway 1st April 1966. 1420 Arrived on the railway 27th October 1965. 1450 Summer 1997, 19th August to 13th September 2010 and Winter 2012/13. Winter Gala 2016 - arrived approx 8th February 2016. 1466 Arrived on the railway 2nd April 1966. Only visit to Ashburton during preservation on 25/11/67, thence to Totnes GWS depot, on to Laira and transfer to Didcot Nov/Dec 1967. 1638 Arrived at Buckfastleigh 25th November 1967 2873 (chassis only) 3205 Arrived on the railway 2nd October 1965 hauling Auto Trailers 240 and 238 3440 City of Truro. Arrived 8th June 1992 3803 Picture in Bulliver 180 (minus tender) at Buckfastleigh December 1983. Returned to SDR March 6th 2000 4160 Summer 2006 4247 Arrived 9th September 2009, returned 4th November 2009 4555 Arrived on the railway 2nd October 1965 hauling Auto Trailers 232 and 225 4561 4566 4567 8th Sept 1962 on PRC Brake Van Special (not officially in DVR/SDR days) 4588 2nd October 1971 4612 2016 Winter Gala - arrived approx 8th February 2016, on loan from the Bodmin & Wenford Railway. 4920 Left for Paignton 12th July 1991. Picture in Bulliver 180 taken at Totnes 26th September 1999 5029 See Bulliver page 4 issue 131 February 17th 1995 5239 5322 July 2010 5526 5541 Worked trains on 14th October 1995 5542 April 2006, January 2009 and Winter 2012/13. 5552 August 2007 & January - April 2009 5764 April - July 1993 5786 (L92) This loco travels away fro the SDR on hire from time to time - including spending the Summer 2016 at Chinnor & Princes Risborough. 6412 Returned 30th May 2006 6430 June 2006, and Summer 2012. 6435 Arrived on the railway before October 1965. April 2009 6695 April 2009 7027 7325 9th November 1996 and 26th October 1997 7714 1994 7760 March 1997 7752 July 1992 7802 Arrived 20th January on layover from mainline run. Worked service trains 11/2/96. Returned (engine only) 4/11/2009. Departed 18th February 2010. 7822 April 2005 7827 Early 1970's - towed Totnes to Ashburton and back - early 1980's. Guest engine September 2013. 9017 Arrived 31st March 2011 9466 arrived 27th September 2010 by main line. TOTAL 43 (at present) LONDON MIDLAND 41312 Ivatt 2-6-2 tank - arrived 1st October 2018 (4)2968 26th October 1997 42978 (42968?) 44871 arrived 4th April 2010. Returned to main line 7th April 2010 45407 29th March 2007. South Hams Pony. 46521 Arrived 15th April 2014 47383 Thomas 47406 STANDARD 70013 arrived 4th April 2010. Returned to main line 7th April 2010 76079 31st May 2006. South Hams Pony. 78019 April-June 2012 80064 Arrived Buckfastleigh February 1973. Left in 1984 for the Bluebell Railway and returned again 20th August 1992. 80072 Easter 2012 80078 January/February 2008 80098 South Hams Pony Special - 21st April 2000 80104 12th December 2008 from Swanage until May 2009 LNER 60009 "Union of South Africa" - arrived 16th August 2015. Left for the main line on 3rd September 2015. 69023 "Joem" July 1991 69621 Left March 2011 SOUTHERN Beattie WT 30587 Carried No. 3298. Built 1874. Displayed in Museum until 2002. Worked on SDR July 2003. Arrived 7th February 2016. 30053 M7 from Swanage, arrived 12th February 2014 for Winter Steam Gala Weekends 15/16/21/22/23 Feb. 2014 30065 (carrying No. 65) USA Tank from Kent and East Sussex Railway. - worked 3rd- 8th July 2014 INDUSTRIALS 68009 (from Loughborough) Arrived 8th June 1992 Ashley (Peckett 2031 Class M5). Built 1942. Arrived 23rd September 1969. Lady Angela. Built 1926. Arrived 1976. Sapper (WD 132). This now resides on the East Lancs Railway. 68011 Errol Lonsdale (WD196) Arrived 1992. Left SDR 6th December 2009 Glendower (Hunslet 3810) Built 1954. Steamed after overhaul 9th March 1991 Barbara (Hunslet 3882) Now named Douglas, and resides at the Ribble Steam Railway in Preston. It has lost the saddle tanks and gained a tender. Hams Hall No. 4 (Percy) Peckett 0-4-0ST 1738 arrived November 22nd 1995 Meteor (31) Arrived 30th April 1993. RSH works no. 7609 of 1950. Joseph July 1991 (This appears to have been renamed Sapper in late 1994) 2766 (A Bagnall) 19 (A Bagnall) April 1992 71578 (A Bagnall 0-6-0) Built 1944. From Bodmin 5th July 2018. Carnarvon (5474) Moved to Buckfastleigh Works May 2015 for stripping/restoration. Owned by the Worcester Locomotive Society. Alfred (from Bodmin & Wenford Railway) May 1994 & May 1996 Tiny (Broad Gauge) (property of NRM). On display in the SDR Museum at Buckfastleigh. Lee Moor (Peckett works number 784, Lee Moor No. 2) Arrived 2nd November 2001 No, 34 - Port of Bristol "Kilmersdon" 0-6-0T Workshops 2012/13 Ivor The Engine - Winter 2008 Locomotion July 1995 Sentinel "Susan" arrived 15th April 2014 for Workshop attention, and departed late Summer 2015. DIESELS 11216 (D2246 - Class O4) 08483 Loaned by Laira Depot for Diesel Gala 2nd-4th November 2018 08644 Diesel Gala November 2017 - loaned by GWR Laira 09002 (D3666) 09010 (D3721) arrived 18th October 2010 D810 (Enterprise) Out of Service at Buckfastleigh - Bulliver No. 99 Winter 1987/88 D1023 (Western Fusilier) D1072 10th January 1972 to collect locos for Paignton D2192 D2271 Class 04 purchased by 5542 Group from West Somerset - arrived 1st November 2018 D5343 (26043) Class 26 attended SDR Diesel Gala November 2015, from Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway D6339 14th May 1966 propelled weedkiller train onto the railway at Totnes D7017 Diesel Gala - October 1995 D7535 Arrived from P&DSR to make a new home on the SDR - 12th October 2018 D7612 (25262) D8568 Class 17 Clayton on loan from Chinnor & Princes Risborough - Diesel Gala November 2017 D9525 Teddy Bear Class 14 June 2004 D9526 Teddy Bear Class 14 from West Somerset Railway - arrived on 8th October 2018 for use at 2018 Diesel Gala. 20096 11th June 2005 20110 (D8110) - left the railway 9th April 2014 20118 Subsequently sold to Harry Needle and now (2016) working on main line hire. Carried name: Saltburn by the Sea. 20166 May 2003 20227 June 2006 20901 Visited with the Chipman Weedkiller train 9th April 1989 and 4th April 1991. 20904 Visited the line with the Chipman Weedkiller train 9th April 1989 and 4th April 1991 20905 11th June 2005 24081 (D5081) viisited from the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway for the SDR Autumn Diesel Gala 2016 25191 (D7541) 25901 (25262) (D7612) 31108 (D5526) Arrived 5th June 2007 - to stay for approx 12 months 31406 Visited the line with the Chipmans weed killer train 23rd April1987 31463 Stock Transfer Buckfastleigh to Paignton, 15th May 1987 31601 Arrived 3/5/15 for painting into DCR colours and naming Devon Diesel Society. Left 24th May 2015 33002 (D6501) 33110 May 2003 33202 (D6587) August 2007 37037 (37321/D6737) 37314 Dazell June 2006 37423 3rd June 2008 D6975 arrived 8th April 2014 - left the SDR for a new home on the P&DSR 8th October 2018 43032 26th April 1997 SDR125 Special from London, out and return to Heathfield 43140 26th April 1997 Detail as above. This power car led the train to Buckfastleigh 43187 10th October 2015. GWR Charity Special from Paddington,This Power Car led the train to Buckfastleigh. 43188 10th October 2015. GWR Charity Special from Paddington. Out and return to Heathfield. 47079 28th April 1988 on the Chipman Weedkilling Train - see Bulliver 102 - letter from Eric Gotham 47150 June 2005 47197 June 2004 47279 May 2003 47309 27th April 2008 47335 5th October 1987 at Totnes E296 47375 27th April 2008 47580 May 2009 47710 Lady Godiva 47712 28th October 2006 47786 3rd May 1997 (Named Roy Castle OBE) 47813 11th June 2006 47814 3rd May 1997. Named at Totnes- Totnes Castle 47818 Emily June 2006 47832 28th October 2006 Driver Tom Clark OBE 50002 (D402) 55019 11th June 2005 Fowler (MFP4) Yorkie (LO52) Ruston (Dusty) Alfred (from Bodmin & Wenford Railway) (Thomas Weekend May 1996) 55000 (122 100) 142015 ) 31st May 1987 142016 ) 150130 27th August 2011 M51592 ) These two vehicles were transferred to the Mid-Hants Railway by their owners in M51604 ) February 2012, and subsequently cut up as being uneconomic to repair. The trailer was 59619. Hastings Unit 1001 9th May 1998 and 11th August 1999 (Eclipse Day Special) Tamper 73905 "Eddie King" - 18th-21st September 2000 Midland Railway Centre Tamper 73202 - June 2002 Tamper 73806 August 5th 2002 - brand new Seco machine (worth £1.5m !) Tamper 73315 March 2011 ST525 - Tamper from Contract Track Services March 1997 Tamper 73274 Arrived 2011 A Steam Crane - later transferred to the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway Wickham Trolleys - Glendower Group, Bernard Wickham, London Group, Worcester Group Matisa Units (2) - later transferred to the Paignton & Dartmouth Railway .........and of course including the two class 20's (numbers unknown) on the Chipman Weedkiller train on 4th April 1991 (Bulliver No. 113), and an earlier visit by 20901 and 20904 - seen at Staverton by Bryan Gibson on 9th April 1989. and the 4-wheel drive Land Rover Discovery in Police Colours on the line 17th October 1989 - See Bulliver No. 107. David Keogh has written to say that he has a picture of 47335 at the Totnes link to the mainline, on the rear of an engineers train on 5/10/87 and has now sent this on to us as confirmation. Thank you David. If you have knowledge of those we have missed, then please use the "Contact Us" section. (25th March 2013) |