VoER C Class 0-6-2T

The Vale of Eyre Railway C Class were 0-6-2T tank locomotives introduced into traffic on the Vale of Eyre Railway in 1908. There was a total of fifteen engines in the class and they were built by 4 manufacturers.
Manufacturer: No. Built
Hawthorne, Leslie & Company 4
Deucaville 3
Dean, Bishop & Company 3
Grant, Ritchie & Company 5

  Weirbury & Faltham Railway: In 1917, 2 locomotives were purchased by the Weirbury & Faltham Railway. These entered GN&SR stock in 1923 as Nos. 662 & 663. These were originally Nos. 26 (Deucaville) and No. 32 (Grant, Ritchie & Company). One engine was given the name "Leowyn the Elder", with the other one being named "Lady Thistleberry".

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