Fact Sheet # 9 - 31 December 1881

Date

Section of line

Broad

Mixed

1 Jan 1877Total mileage273m 42c274m 25c
1 Jun 1877St. Erth - St. Ives 4m 22c 
3 Oct 1877Hayles Wharf branch (to standard gauge)  0m 65c -
1 Feb 1878Plymouth Laira Jctn - Friary Jctn (mixed) 0m 59c- 0m 59c
18 Jun 1878Plymouth North Rd Jctn - Millbay (mixed) 0m 69c - 0m 69c
10 Aug 1878Faringdon - Uffington to standard gauge 3m 49c - 
30 Jun 1879Durston - Yeovil to standard gauge 20m 35c -
30 Jun 1879Weston Jctn - Weston-super-Mare to standard gauge  1m 38c -
27 Oct 1879Yatton - Clevedon to standard gauge 3m 45c - 
6 Nov 1879Plymouth Sutton Harbour North Quay branch 0m 32c 
31 Dec 1879Lostwithiel - Fowey (closed) 4m 60c - 
24 Jan 1880Portishead branch to standard gauge 9m 49c - 
14 May 1881Norton Fitzwarren - Barnstaple to standard gauge42m 50c - 
31 Dec 1881Total mileage212m 35c254m 55c
Metric conversion: 80 chains = 1 mile; 5 miles = 8 kilometres
 
 

Locomotive Class

No. (+/-)

Total

1 Jan 1877Total locomotives358 
 Fire Fly 2-2-2- 8  0
 Sun 2-2-2- 1  0
 Iron Duke 4-2-2- 9  3
 Bogie 4-4-0T- 1  0
 Victoria 2-4-0-17  0
 Ceasar 0-6-0- 2  0
 Banking 0-6-0T- 1  2
 Standard Goods 0-6-0-62  5
 Metropolitan 2-4-0T- 2  0
 Hawthorn 2-4-0  22
 Swindon 0-6-0  14
 Sir Watkin 0-6-0T   6
 Iron Duke Renewals (Rover) 4-2-2+12 21
 Convertible 0-6-0+ 5 35
 B&ER 4-2-2- 2  6
 B&ER 0-6-0- 2 14
 B&ER 4-2-4T- 2  4
 B&ER 4-4-0T- 6 20
 B&ER 2-2-2T- 2  0
 B&ER 0-6-0T- 1  4
 B&ER 2-4-0  14
 B&ER 0-4-0T- 2  0
 VofNR 4-4-0T- 2  0
 VofNR 0-6-0T- 2  3
 SDR 4-4-0T- 9 36
 SDR 0-6-0T- 1 16
 SDR 0-4-0T   9
 SDR 2-4-0T   2
 CCR 4-4-0T   4
 TBR 0-4-0T   1
31 Dec 1881Total locomotives-117241
Key:B&ER - Bristol & Exeter Railway (merged with GWR Jan 1876)
VofNR - Vale of Neath Railway (merged with GWR Dec 1866)
SDR - South Devon Railway (merged with GWR Feb 1876)
CCR - Carmathen & Cardigan Railway (broad gauge engines sold to SDR 1872)
TBR - Torbay & Brixham Railway