Steam Locomotives
- 4277 Hercules
- A GWR 4200 Class 2-8-0T, painted in Great Western Railway (GWR) livery. It is in service in 2013; its boiler certificate expires in 2018.
- 4277 was built at the GWR's Swindon Works in 1920, Works No. 2857. It spent most of her working life in South Wales on freight trains and was withdrawn in 1964 from Aberbeeg Shed (BR shed code 86H). It was moved to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, Glamorgan shortly after withdrawal and remained there for 20 years until 1986 when it was privately purchased. In 2008 it was sold to the Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway.
- 4555 Warrior
- A GWR 4500 Class 2-6-2T, painted in GWR green livery. built in 1924. It is currently out-of-service and awaiting overhaul.
- 4588 Trojan
- A GWR 4575 Class 2-6-2T, a later version of the 4500 Class with larger tanks. built in 1927. It is painted in GWR green livery but is currently out of service awaiting an overhaul. 4588 was the first locomotive to haul a train on the line when the Dart Valley Railway took over the line.
- 5239 Goliath
- A GWR 5205 Class 2-8-0T, painted in GWR livery built in 1923. It is currently in service after being out of service for over a year due to a boiler problems. It returned to service on Thursday 30th May 2013 double heading with 4277 on the day; its boiler certificate expires in 2017.
- 7827 Lydham Manor
- A GWR 7800 Class 4-6-0 locomotive which has been painted in BR lined black since 2011. It is in service in 2013; its boiler certificate expires in 2015.
- It was built December 1950, being first allocated to Chester During February 1954 tests to improved draughting were conducted. By March 1959 it was at Oswestry but in October 1965 it was withdrawn form Shrewsbury. Acquired by Woodham's in May 1966 and was the fifth locomotive to be rescued from Barry Scrapyard, which it left in June 1970. It was restored by the Dart Valley Railway in 1973.
- 75014 Braveheart
- A BR standard class 4 4-6-0, painted in BR black livery. It is currently out of service and undergoing an overhaul which is expected to be finished by mid/late 2013. Built in 1951 at Swindon 75014 was allocated to a number of Midland region sheds during its short life and 1964 saw it allocated to Shrewsbury from where it was withdrawn and sent to Barry scrap yard in December 1966. It was bought as a wreck in 1981 and a four-man syndicate based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway brought it back to steam in 1994. It was sold to the Dartmouth line in 2002.
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