• Source: Midland Counties Railway Locomotives

In its short life, the Midland Counties Railway bought nearly fifty steam locomotives from a number of manufacturers. Initially, outside-cylindered engines were ordered because of the frequency of crank axle breakage with inside cylinders. However, one of the sub-committee delegated to order the motive power, Theodore Rathbone, was an admirer of the Bury engines used on the London and Birmingham Railway, and all further orders were for inside-cylindered locos. The initial delivery of engines had 11-inch cylinders, but after being found to be short of power, further orders were for engines with 13-inch cylinders.




Builders






= Butterley Company

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Butterley Company, Derbyshire

1. Ariel 2-2-2 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 11x16 (outside)
(renamed Bee in 1841)

2. Hercules 2-2-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18 (outside)
Ariel hauled one of the inaugural trains from Nottingham to Derby, following Sunbeam. Nevertheless, the Butterley locos would not appear to have been satisfactory, since the railway refused to pay for them until the end of 1841.




= Jones, Turner and Evans

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Jones, Turner and Evans, Newton-le-Willows

4. Sunbeam 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
5. Wizard 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
6. Hecate 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
Four coupled:

46. Fox 0-4-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x20
47. Rob Roy 0-4-2 (? 2-2-2) 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18




= Stark and Fulton

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Stark and Fulton, Glasgow

3. Hawk 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
9. Vulture 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
10. Eagle 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18




= Edward Bury and Company

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Edward Bury and Company, Liverpool

7. Lion 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
8. Tiger 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
11. Leopard 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
12. Panther 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
13. Reindeer ' 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
14. Antelope 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
15. Unicorn 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
Leopard hauled the inaugural train from Nottingham to Leicester

16. Cerberus 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
17. Caliban 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
18. Basilisk 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
19. Phantom 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
35. Vizier 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
36. Vandal 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
37. Siren 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
38. Sultan 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
Four Coupled

42. Buffalo 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
43. Bloodhound 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
44. Mastiff 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
45. Mammoth 0-4-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18




= Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company

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Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, Patricroft

20. Lightning 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
21. Lucifer 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
22. Hurricane 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
23. Firebrand 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
24. Rainbow 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
25. Sirocco 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
39. Wolf 2-2-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 14x18
(presumably bought as a freight engine)




= William Fairbairn & Sons

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William Fairbairn & Sons, Liverpool

40. Harlequin 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
(renamed Shark in 1842/3)

41. Ganymede 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 12x18




= Benjamin Hick and Sons

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Benjamin Hick and Sons, Bolton

26. Dragon 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
27. Scorpion 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
28. Hornet 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
29. Wivern 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
30. Vampire 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
31. Lynx 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18
32. Centaur 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
33. Hydra 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18
34. Harpy 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18




Contractors locomotives


Vivid, which opened the line from Leicester to Rugby, was a contractor's locomotive.




References


The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with Foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society

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