THE BRITISH OVERSEAS RAILWAYS HISTORICAL TRUST
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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.
Links to other pages in this series:
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 | ![]() |
1838 | Braithwaite, Milner & Co. | ? | 0-4-0 i/c | 4' 8½" | ROCKET | USA (Pennsylvania) |
Strasburg | Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania | Museum Artefact | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1859 | Hawthorns & Co. | 162 | 0-4-2WT | 4' 8½" | 9 | South Africa | Capetown Station | South African Railways | Plinth | ![]() | |
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 | ![]() |
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 |
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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) |
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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 | ![]() |
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) |
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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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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) |
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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 | ![]() |
1869 | Canada Works | 233 | 2-4-0 | 4' 8½" | CALUGARENI | Romania | Bucharest | "Railway sheds" | Stored | Link | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1870 | Avonside Engine Co. Ltd. | ? | 0-4-2 o/c | 3' 6" | A10-108 | Australia (Queensland) |
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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 |
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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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