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, being found to be short of power, further orders were for engines with 13 inch cylinders.
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
Jones, Turner and Evans, Newton-le-Willows
4. Sunbeam 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x185. Wizard 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x186. Hecate 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18Four coupled:
46. Fox 0-4-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x2047. Rob Roy 0-4-2 (? 2-2-2) 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18Stark and Fulton
Stark and Fulton, Glasgow
3. Hawk 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x189. Vulture 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1810. Eagle 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18Edward Bury and Company
Edward Bury and Company, Liverpool
7. Lion 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x188. Tiger 2-2-0 built 1839 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1811. Leopard 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1812. Panther 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1813. Reindeer ' 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1814. Antelope 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1815. Unicorn 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x18Leopard hauled the inaugural train from Nottingham to Leicester
16. Cerberus 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1817. Caliban 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1818. Basilisk 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1819. Phantom 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1835. Vizier 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1836. Vandal 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1837. Siren 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1838. Sultan 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18Four Coupled
42. Buffalo 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x1843. Bloodhound 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x1844. Mastiff 0-4-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x1845. Mammoth 0-4-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 13x18Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company
Nasmyth, Gaskell and Company, Patricroft
20. Lightning 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1821. Lucifer 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1822. Hurricane 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1823. Firebrand 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1824. Rainbow 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1825. Sirocco 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1839. Wolf 2-2-2 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'0" diameter, Cylinders 14x18(presumably bought as a freight engine)
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 12x18Benjamin Hick and Sons
Benjamin Hick and Sons, Bolton
26. Dragon 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1827. Scorpion 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1828. Hornet 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1829. Wivern 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1830. Vampire 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1831. Lynx 2-2-0 built 1840 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 12x1832. Centaur 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1833. Hydra 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x1834. Harpy 2-2-0 built 1841 Driving wheels 5'6" diameter, Cylinders 13x18Vivid, which opened the line from Leicester to Rugby, was a contractor's locomotive.
