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S&DJR 7F 2-8-0
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Derby Works· from 1914· class of 11 two-cylinder 2-8-0 freight locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway 88 (530247151): Ben Salter from Wales· CC BY 2.0
- 2. 13809 at Giggleswick : David Ingham from Bury, Lancashire, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. S&DJR 7F 2-8-0 53809 Sheringham Station: BWard 1997· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR) 7F 2-8-0 is a class of steam locomotive designed for hauling heavy coal and goods trains. Eleven were built in two batches in 1914 and 1925, and were used until withdrawal between 1959 and 1964. Two are preserved.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 112 years ago, in 1914.
- Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 17.7 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 50 years (1914–1964).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1914–1925
- in service from
- 1914
- retired
- 1964
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Derby Works, Robert Stephenson and Company
- designer
- Henry Fowler
- operators
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway, Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-0
- length
- 17.7 m
- weight
- 65 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7386972, Wikipedia: S&DJR 7F 2-8-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.