Raven Class
| Raven | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Steam |
| Builder | Avonside Engine Company |
| Configuration | 0-4-0 ST |
| Track gauge | 7 ft ¼ in (2.140 m) |
| Driver diameter | 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m) |
| Wheelbase | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
| Cylinder size | 14 in × 18 in (360 mm × 460 mm) |
| Career | South Devon Railway |
| Class | Raven |
The seven Raven class were saddle tank locomotives and were again built by the Avonside Engine Company. They were highly unusual for broad gauge locomotives in having outside cylinders.
- Crow (1874 – 1892) GWR no. 2177
- After gauge conversion in 1892 Crow was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1331 until sold to Powesland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.
- The locomotive was named after the bird Crow, a member of the crow family.
- Jay (1875 – 1892) GWR no. 2179
- After gauge conversion in 1892 Jay was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1333 until sold to Powesland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.
- The locomotive was named after the bird Jay, a member of the crow family.
- Lark (1874 – 1892) GWR no. 2178
- After gauge conversion in 1892 Lark was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1332 until sold to Powisland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour.
- The locomotive was named after the bird Lark.
- Raven (1874 – 1892) GWR no. 2175
- Raven was sold to the Torbay and Brixham Railway in 1877. In 1883 this railway was sold to the Great Western Railway. After gauge conversion in 1892 it was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1329, eventually finding it way to the Wantage Tramway where it was withdrawn in 1919 following an accident.
- The locomotive was named after the bird Raven, a member of the crow family.
- Rook (1874 – 1891) GWR no. 2176
- After gauge conversion in 1892 Rook was rebuilt as a standard gauge locomotive and ran in this form as no. 1330 and until 1906 when it was sold to Powesland and Mason for work at Swansea harbour and they gave it number 7. On 1 January 1924 it was one of nine Powesland and Mason locomotives that returned to the Great Western Railway. It was given new GWR number 925 and was finally withdrawn in 1929.
- The locomotive was named after the bird rook, a member of the crow family.
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