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==Locomotives== * '''''Antelope''''' (1841 - 1870) :Built by [[Sharp, Roberts and Company]], this locomotive was named after a fast animal, an [[antelope]]. It worked the first train from [[Teignmouth railway station|Teignmouth]] to [[Newton Abbot railway station|Newton]] on the [[South Devon Railway Company|South Devon Railway]] on 30 December 1846. * '''''Assagais''''' (1841 - 1875) :Built by [[Avonside Engine Company|Stothert and Slaughter]], this locomotive was named after an [[Assegai|African spear]] * '''''Aurora''''' (1840 - 1866) :Built by [[Hawthorn Leslie and Company|R and W Hawthorn and Company]] with {{convert|14|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, dia Γ stroke, cylinders, this locomotive was named after the goddess [[Aurora (mythology)|Aurora]]. * '''''Comet''''' (1840 - 1871) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company with {{convert|14|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, dia Γ stroke, cylinders, this locomotive was named after a fast moving heavenly body, a [[comet]]. * '''''Creese''''' (1842 - 1866) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter, this locomotive was named after the [[Kris]], a short wavy dagger. * '''''Djerid''''' (1841 - 1870) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter, this locomotive was named after a throwing spear, the [[Djerid (weapon)|djerid]]. * '''''Eclipse''''' (1840 - 1864) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company. * '''''Gazelle''''' (1841 - 1879) :Built by Sharp, Roberts and Company, this locomotive was named after the swift animal, [[gazelle]]. * '''''Giraffe''''' (1841 - 1872) :Built by Sharp, Roberts and Company, this locomotive was named after the tall animal, [[giraffe]]. * '''''Hesperus''''' (1841 - 1876) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company with {{convert|14|x|18|in|mm|0|abbr=on}}, dia Γ stroke, and an experimental boiler, it was later rebuilt with a conventional one. It was named after [[Hesperus]] a character in Roman mythology. * '''''Javelin''''' (1841 - 1870) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter, this locomotive was named after a thrown weapon, a [[javelin]]. * '''''Lance''''' (1841 - 1870) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter, the name is that of a thrown weapon, a [[lance]]. * '''''Meridian''''' (1840 - 1870) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company. * '''''Meteor''''' (1840 - 1864) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company, this locomotive was named after a fast moving heavenly body, a [[Meteor]]. * '''''Rocket''''' (1841 - 1870) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter, this locomotive was named after a swift projectile, a [[rocket]]. * '''''Stiletto''''' (1841 - 1870) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter. * '''''Sun''''' (1840 - 1873) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company, this locomotive was named after the [[Sun]]. * '''''Sunbeam''''' (1840 - 1870) :Built by R and W Hawthorn and Company. * '''''Wolf''''' (1841 - 1873) :Built by Sharp, Roberts and Company, this locomotive was named after the strong animal, [[wolf]]. * '''''Yataghan''''' (1841 - 1871) :Built by Stothert and Slaughter. * '''''Zebra''''' (1841 - 1871) :Built by Sharp, Roberts and Company, this locomotive was named after the fast animal, the [[zebra]].
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