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S&DR George England 2-4-0

S&DR George England 2-4-0

Steam locomotive

The S&DR George England 2-4-0 were 2-4-0 steam locomotives built by George England for the Somerset and Dorset Railway (S&DR) and its predecessor, the Somerset Central Railway (SCR). There were frequent re-numberings, which explains the presence of two number 11s. [2]

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Tender engines built 1861-1864

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Notes
  1. Built for Somerset Central Railway
  2. Engines sent to Fox, Walker and Company in 1874 were in part-exchange for new 0-6-0ST locomotives

Two of the engines sent to Fox, Walker were re-sold to the Bishops Castle Railway.[3]

Tank engines built 1861

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Tender engines built 1865

These were double-framed engines built to the design of James Cudworth for the South Eastern Railway (SER). By the time they arrived, the SER no longer required them, so they were sold to the S&DR instead.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Woodcock, George, Minor Railways of England and their Locomotives, Goose & Son, Norwich, 1970, pp 26-27
  2. [2]
    Kevin Clapcott (10 August 2007). "The Somerset & Dorset Railway - S&D Locos 1861-1929". Sdjr.net. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. [3]
    Woodcock, pp 26-27
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