The SDR has a small home fleet of steam and diesel locomotives, and regularly hosts visiting engines and loans out its home engines.
Below are some of the regular engines that can be seen at the SDR and resident rolling stock.
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Steam Locomotives
1369 – GWR – 0-6-0PT
The 1366 class of GWR locomotives was designed by C. B. Collett. They were built to replace ageing Cornwall Mineral Railway locomotives used for shunting around dock yards.
3205 – GWR – 0-6-0
About 3205 was built by the Great Western Railway at Swindon Works in 1946 and is the sole surviving member of the 120-strong 2251 class
3803 – GWR – 2-8-0
About A member of the 2884 class, 2-8-0 no 3803 was completed at the Great Western Railway’s Swindon factory in January 1939 at a cost
5526 – GWR – 2-6-2T
The 45xx and 4575 classes were favourites for branch line work over most of the Great Western Railway territory. Devon and Cornwall were no exceptions and virtually all the branch lines in the two counties saw engines of one or other of the two types right up until the end of steam on British Railways (Western Region), or in many cases, until the closure of the lines in question.
5542 – GWR – 2-6-2T
The 45xx and 4575 classes were favourites for branch line work over most of the Great Western Railway territory. Devon and Cornwall were no exceptions and virtually all the branch lines in the two counties saw engines of one or other of the two types right up until the end of steam on British Railways (Western Region), or in many cases, until the closure of the lines in question.
5786 – GWR – 0-6-0PT
About The Great Western Railway made much use of its pannier tank designs for shunting, light freight and passenger work. By far the most numerous
6412 – GWR – 0-6-0PT
Built in Swindon in 1934, 6412 is one of the 40-strong 64xx class of C. B. Collett-designed Great Western Railway pannier tanks, which were to be found on most parts of the GWR system.
Lee Moor No. 2 – Peckett – 0-4-0ST
About Lee Moor No 2 is a fascinating locomotive. One of two engines built by Peckett & Sons of Bristol for the Lee Moor Tramway, it was
Diesel Locomotives
D402 – English Electric Type 4 – BR Class 50 – 50 002
About The fifty English Electric Type 4 (later Class 50) locomotives were built by English Electric Co at the Vulcan Foundry at Newton-le-Willows in 1967/8 and
D3721 – BR – 0-6-0DE (09 010)
About The Class 09 diesel shunters were a higher geared version of the very numerous Class 08. Just 26 were built and were capable of
D6501 – BRCW Type 3 – BR Class 33 – 33 002
About The ‘Cromptons’, or Class 33 as they became known under British Rail TOPS renumbering, were built for British Railways Southern Region by the Birmingham
D6737 – English Electric Type 3 – BR Class 37 – 37 037
About The English Electric Type 3 locomotives (later known as the Class 37) were commissioned as part of the 1955 British Railways modernisation plan to
D7535 – Sulzer Type 2 – BR Class 25 – 25 185
About D7535 is another Sulzer Type 2 locomotive (class 25), built at Derby works in 1965. It was first allocated to Nottingham and withdrawn from
D7612 – Sulzer Type 2 – BR Class 25 – 25 262, 25 901
About D7612 is a Sulzer Type 2 locomotive (later Class 25) and was built at British Railways’ Derby works and first allocated to Glasgow Eastfield in
W55000 – BR – Driving Motor Brake Second (DMBS)
About Built by Gloucester Railway Carriage & Wagon Works, class 122 ‘Bubblecar’ single car unit W55000 was the first member of the class and operated
| Number | Class | Status | |
| D2246 (11216) | Class 04 | Out of Service | |
| L052 | Yorkie | Out of Service | |
| MFP4 | Fowler | Out of Service |
Coaches
No. 9111 King George – GWR – Super Saloon
About The Great Western built eight Super Saloons, or Ocean Liner Saloons, between 1931 and 1932 for use between London Paddington and Plymouth for the
No. 9116 Duchess of York – GWR – Super Saloon
About The Great Western built eight Super Saloons, or Ocean Liner Saloons, between 1931 and 1932 for use between London Paddington and Plymouth for the
No. 249 – GWR – Family Saloon
About Coach No 249 is one of the few GWR vehicles built with what is described as a ‘royal clerestory roof’ that is with a
No. 790 – GWR – Dynamometer Car
About No 790 is GWR chief mechanical engineer, George Jackson Churchward’s dynamometer car and was built in 1901 at Swindon at a cost of £890.
| Number | Type | Vehicle |
| 225 | Auto trailer | |
| 228 | Auto trailer | |
| 233 | Auto trailer | |
| 240 | Auto trailer | |
| 1285 | TO | GWR Coach |
| 1295 | TO | GWR Coach |
| 15644 | CK | BR Mk 1 |
| 1645 | BTK | GWR Coach |
| 17015 | BFK | BR Mk 1 Brake Coach |
| 1917 | RB | BR Mk 1 |
| 2180 | RB | GWR Coach |
| 34945 | BSK | BR Mk 1 Brake Coach |
| 34991 | BFK | BR Mk 1 Brake Coach |
| 35326 | RK | BR Mk 1 |
| 43137 | BS | BR Mk 1 Brake Coach |
| 4496 | TSO | BR Mk 1 |
| 4785 | SO | BR Mk 1 |
| 4802 | SO | BR Mk 1 |
| 4805 | SO | BR Mk 1 |
| 4872 | TK | BR Mk 1 |
| 4962 | TSO | BR Mk 1 |
| 6515 | TO | GWR Coach |
| 7377 | BCK | GWR Coach |
Wagons
| Number | Vehicle |
| 92035 | Fruit D |
| 2016 | Milk Tank |
| 778436 | 12T Van |
| 786393 | 12T Van |
| 550179 | 16T Mineral Wagon |
| 1140 | 5-Plank Open Wagon |
| 70863 | Bogie Bolster |
| 953640 | BR 20T Brake Van |
| 743010 | Clay Hood |
| 993247 | Dogfish |
| 993471 | Dogfish |
| (Unknown) | Flat Wagon |
| 984176 | Grampus |
| 984872 | Grampus |
| 230935 | Lowmac |
| 263278 | Lowmac |
| 3037 | Milk Tank |
| MOGO | |
| MVT Box Van | |
| 27259 | Petrol Tank |
| 741574 | Pipe |
| 2 | Rectank |
| 909069 | Rectank |
| 993710 | Shark |
| 41873 | Shunters Chariot |
| 100715 | Sleeper Well Wagon |
| 7303 | Tar Tank |
| 35420 | Toad Brake Van |
| 68777 | Toad Brake Van |
| 68786 | Toad Brake Van |
| Weedkiller Flat | |
| 592433 | 16T Mineral Wagon |
| 107 | 5-Plank Wagon |
| 108207 | 5-Plank Wagon |
| 513212 | Box Van |
| 753100 | Box Van |
| 766153 | Box Van |
| 94556 | CCT |
| 94852 | CCT |
| 610 | Crane |
| 42223 | DAMO |
| 889009 | Ferry Van |
| 889015 | Ferry Van |
| 92067 | Fruit D |
| 47528 | Iron Mink |
| 105916 | Mica B |
| 95979 | Mink A |
| 96835 | Mink A |
| 104700 | Mink B |
| 16295 | Mink B |
| 594 | Monster |
| Pump Trolley | |
| 854895 | Shoc Van |
| 1316 | Siphon G |
| 17295 | Toad Brake Van |
| 146 | Tool Van |
