South Devon Railway Remus class

South Devon Railway Remus class

Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Avonside Engine Company Serial number 661–662 Build date 1866 Total produced 2

Specifications Configuration 0-6-0ST UIC class C n2t Gauge 7 ft ^1⁄4 in (2,140 mm) Driver diameter 4 ft 9 in (1.448 m) Wheelbase 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) Fuel type Coal Cylinders Two, inside Cylinder size 16 ^1⁄2 in × 24 in (419 mm × 610 mm)

Career Operators South Devon Railway → Great Western Railway Class Remus Withdrawn 1886, 1892 Disposition Both scrapped

The two Remus class locomotives were 0-6-0 saddle tank broad gauge locomotives operated by the South Devon Railway, England. They were ordered for working goods trains on the West Cornwall Railway but were also used on passenger trains.

The two Remus class locomotives were similar to the Dido class but with slightly larger wheels. They were built by the Avonside Engine Company.

On 1 February 1876 the South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, the locomotives were given numbers by their new owners but continued to carry their names.

Locomotives

• Remus (Avonside 662 of 1866); GWR no. 2154; withdrawn 1886
• Romulus (Avonside 661 of 1866); GWR no. 2155; withdrawn 1892

The names, like many other locomotives of this era, came from classical mythology. Romulus and Remus were the traditional founders of Rome.

References

• Beck, Keith; Copsey, John (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-906867-90-8.
• Gregory, R H (1982). The South Devon Railway. Salisbury: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-286-2.
• Reed, P. J. T. (February 1953). White, D. E., ed. The Locomotives of the Great Western Railway, Part 2: Broad Gauge. Kenilworth: RCTS. ISBN 0-901115-32-0.
• Waters, Laurence (1999). The Great Western Broad Gauge. Hersham: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 0-7110-2634-3.
• Railway company records at The National Archives