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Surviving British Steam Locomotives Built for Export - 1831 to 1870

The following table lists known British-built steam locomotives for export that still exist. This is based on records compiled by Michael Bailey. Please send corrections or updates to borht.org@gmail.com. See also Mike Hudson's list of locomotives repatriated to the UK.

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Build Year Manufacturer Works No. Wheel + Cyl. Arrangement Gauge Number/Name Country Location Owner Status Website Photo
1831 Robert Stephenson & Co. 25
(2)
2-2/2-0  i/c 4' 8½" (John Bull) USA  Washington       
(DC)
National Museum of American History Museum Artefact Link 2-2/2-0 John Bull
1838 Braithwaite, Milner & Co. ? 0-4-0  i/c 4' 8½" ROCKET USA   
(Pennsylvania)
Strasburg Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Museum Artefact   0-4-0 Rocket
1838 Timothy Hackworth - 0-6-0  v/c 4' 8½" SAMSON Canada                  
(Nova Scotia)
Stellarton Museum of Industry Museum Artefact  
1841 Jones, Turner & Evans 23 0-4-2 i/c 4' 8½" AJAX Austria Vienna Eisenbahnmuseum Strasshof Museum Artefact Link
1846 Robert Stephenson & Co. 408 2-2-2  o/c 4' 8½" 6  L'AIGLE France Mulhouse Musée français du Chemin der Fer Museum Artefact Link
1850 Rayne & Burn - 0-6-0  o/c 4' 8½" ALBION Canada                  
(Nova Scotia)
Stellarton Museum of Industry Museum Artefact  
1852 W. Fairbairn & Sons ? 2-2-2WT  o/c 1600mm 1 BARONESA Brazil                     
(Rio de Janeiro)
Rio de Janeiro Engenho de Dentro Museum Museum Artefact  
1853 Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd. 773 2-4-0 i/c 5' 6" 168 Spain      
(Catalunya)
Vilanova I La Geltru Museu del Ferrocarril  Museum Artefact Link
1854 Robert Stephenson & Co. 958 0-4-2  i/c 4' 8½" 1 Australia              
(New South Wales)
Sydney Powerhouse Museum Museum Artefact Link
1855 Kitson Thompson & Hewitson 480  2-2-2WT  o/c 5' 6" G21 EXPRESS India                  
(Bihar)
Howrah Railway Museum Plinth Link + Link
1855 Kitson Thompson & Hewitson 481  2-2-2WT  o/c 5' 6"  FAIRY QUEEN India                     
(Delhi)
New Delhi Indian Indian National Railway Museum Operational Aretfact Link 2-2-2 Fairy Queen
1856 Beyer Peacock & Co. 33 2-4-0  o/c 4' 8½" 3                                PRINS AUGUST Sweden Gävle Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum Museum Artefact Lok och vagnar vid Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum 4-4-0 3
1856 E.B. Wilson & Co. ? 0-4-0ST  o/c 5' 6" 1 La PORTEñA Argentina Lujan Colonial & Historical Museum Museum Artefact Link
1857 William Fairbairn ? 2-2-2ST  i/c 5' 6" 02 049 Portugal Braga Secção Museológica  Museum Artefact  
1857 E.B. Wilson & Co. 607 0-6-0  i/c 5' 6" 246 Spain      
(Catalunya)
Vilanova I La Geltru Museu del Ferrocarril  Museum Artefact Link 0-6-0 No. 246
1859 Hawthorns & Co. 162 0-4-2WT 4' 8½" 9 South Africa Capetown Station South African Railways Plinth   0-4-2WT No. 9
1861 Beyer Peacock & Co. 239 0-4-2ST  i/c 4' 8½" 22 THOR Sweden Gävle Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum Museum Artefact Lok och vagnar vid Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum 0-4-2ST No. 22 Thor
1861 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1406 2-4-0  o/c 4' 8½" 2a - 16 Norway Hamar Norwegian Railway Museum Museum Artefact Link
1861 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1407 2-4-0  o/c 4' 8½" 17 CAROLINE Norway Hamar Norwegian Railway Museum Museum Artefact  
1862 Beyer Peacock & Co. 251-252 0-6-0 i/c 4' 8½" 148 Bulgaria Russe Railway Museum Museum Artefact  
1862 Beyer Peacock & Co. 328 2-2-2  i/c 5' 6" 1 D. LUIZ Portugal Santarém Secção Museológica  Museum Artefact Preserved Steam Locomotives of Western Europe
(II, 86) + Link
1862 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1295 2-2-0T  o/c     Saloon 4' 8½" 30                      
(Khedive's Saloon)
Egypt Cairo Egyptian Railway Museum Museum Artefact Link
1863 Beyer Peacock & Co. 293 4-4-0T  o/c 5' 6" 29                           BASCONIA Spain          
(Madrid)
Madrid Attocha Museum Artefact Preserved Steam Locomotives of Western Europe
(II, 125)
1863 Beyer Peacock & Co. 295 4-4-0T  o/c 5' 6" 29 IZARRA Spain               
(Pais Vasco)
Bilbao Estación Abando Plinth Link
1863 Jones & Potts ? 2-2-2WT  i/c 5' 6" 2 Spain          
(Madrid)
Las Delicias
(Madrid)
Museo del Ferrocarril Museum Artefact Link + Link 2-2-2WT No. 2
1863 Kitson & Co. ? 0-6-0 i/c 4' 8½" 148 Bulgaria Sofia Depot Bulgarian Railways Museum Artefact  
1864 Beyer Peacock & Co. 533 2-4-0  i/c 4' 8½" SS - 13 Netherlands Utrecht Netherlands Railway Museum Museum Artefact  Preserved Steam Locomotives of Western Europe
(II, 48)
2-4-0 SS-13
1864 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1542 0-6-0  o/c 4' 8½" E17-18 Australia              
(New South Wales)
Thirlmere New South Wales Rail Transport Museum Museum Artefact Link 0-6-0 E17-18
1865 Avonside Engine Co. Ltd. 586 0-8-0  o/c 5' 6" 40.2082 Spain               
(Castilla La Mancha)
Alcazar de San Juan  Station Plinth Link
1865 Neilson & Co. 1170 0-4-2  o/c 3' 6" A10-6 Australia
(Queensland)
Ipswich Workshops Railway Museum Operational Link 0-4-2 A10-6
1865 Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd. 1650 4-4-0T  i/c 1600mm 15 Brazil                     
(São Paulo)
Paranapiacaba Railway Stored  
1866 Beyer Peacock & Co. 627 2-2-2  i/c 4' 8½" 75 GöTA Sweden Gävle Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum Museum Artefact Lok och vagnar vid Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum 2-2-2 75
1866 Neilson & Co. 1214 0-4-2  o/c 3' 6" A10-3 Australia
(Queensland)
Ipswich Workshops Railway Museum Waiting Restoration Link
1866 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1701-1797 0-6-0 4' 8½" 986 Egypt Cairo Egyptian Railway Museum Museum Artefact RST Gazette Vol. 7  No. 1
1867 Beyer Peacock & Co. 809 0-6-0  i/c 4' 8½" 93 JERNSIDA Sweden Gävle Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum Museum Artefact Lok och vagnar vid Sveriges Järnvägsmuseum 0-6-0 No. 93 Jernsida
1867 Dübs & Co. 231 0-4-0CT  o/c 1219mm 1 ODIEL Spain             
(Andalucia)
Tharsis Depósito de locomotoras Stored Link
1867 Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd. 1808 0-6-0T 1600mm 10 MARIA INES Brazil                     
(São Paulo)
São Paulo Julio Prestes Station Plinth Link
1867 Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd. 1846 0-6-0ST 1600mm 10 RIO GRANDE Brazil                     
(São Paulo)
Votorantin Privately owned Stored  
1868 Beyer Peacock & Co. 846 0-4-2ST  i/c 5' 0" 9 Finland Hyvinkää Finnish Railway Museum Museum Artefact Preserved Steam Locomotives of Western Europe
(I, 145)
1868 Dübs & Co. 246 0-4-2T  o/c 2' 0" - Australia,         Victoria Echuca   Plinth  
1868 Hawthorns of Leith ? 0-4-0T o/c 1067mm VICTORIA Spain                   
(Murcia)
Sangonera La Verde  Vivero? Dumped Link
1868 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1900 0-4-2 o/c 4' 8½" B - 40 Denmark Odense Danish Railway Museum Museum Artefact Link
1868 Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd. ? 0-6-0 ? 148 Bulgaria Rousse National Museum of Transport & Communications Museum Artefact  
1869 Alexander Chaplin & Co. 1162 0-4-0T v/b 4' 8½" L - 2 GAMLE OLE Denmark Odense Danish Railway Museum Museum Artefact Link 0-4-0VBT L2
1869 Canada Works 233 2-4-0 4' 8½" CALUGARENI Romania Bucharest "Railway sheds" Stored Link 2-4-0 Calugareni
1869 Dübs & Co. 309 0-4-0T o/c 1219mm SAUCITA Spain             
(Andalucia)
Tharsis Depósito de locomotoras Stored Link
1869 Dübs & Co. 332 0-4-0T o/c 1219mm CORRALAS Spain             
(Andalucia)
Tharsis Depósito de locomotoras Stored Link
1869 Neilson & Co. 1427 0-6-0  o/c 5' 0" 21 Finland Hyvinkää Finnish Railway Museum Museum Artefact  
1869 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1870-72?? 0-4-2  i/c 5' 6" EAGLE Pakistan Lahore Moghalpura Works Plinth  
1869 Robert Stephenson & Co. 1923 2-4-0  o/c 4' 8½" 45 Denmark Odense Danish Railway Museum Museum Artefact MRB visit 2-4-0 No. 45
1870 Avonside Engine Co. Ltd. ? 0-4-2  o/c 3' 6" A10-108 Australia
(Queensland)
    Operational  
1870 Beyer Peacock & Co. 992 2-4-0T  o/c 3' 6" III-21                                ALF Norway Hamar Norwegian Railway Museum Museum Artefact Preserved Steam Locomotives of Western Europe
(II, 78) + Link
1870 Kitson & Co. Ltd. 1620 0-6-0ST i/c 4' 8½" 20-N Australia              
(New South Wales)
Newcastle Newcastle Museum Museum Artefact Link
1870 Sharp Stewart & Co. Ltd. 2018 0-6-0  i/c 5' 6" B-26 India                     
(Delhi)
New Delhi Indian Indian National Railway Museum Museum Artefact Link


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