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A Brief History of Isaac Dodds
Dodds & sons was established in the Holmes Engine works at Rotherham by Isaac Dodds. Between 1839-42 he was in charge of the locomotive department of the Sheffield and Rotherham railway which will have ensured some business for the works. About 1849 the first engine was built in Rotherham.
By 1867 the official receiver had been called in to look after the company.
A selection of the locomotives - all are standard guage with the exception of those supplied to "Isabel II" and "GIPR" which will have been 5`6".
Year | Wheels | Railway Company | Number | Name |
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1849 | 0-4-2 | South Yorkshire | 3 | Fitzwilliam |
1850 | 0-4-2 | Great Indian Peninsular | 10 | |
1850 | 0-4-2 | Great Indian Peninsular | 11 | |
1853 | 2-4-0 | Alar and Santander | Ysabel | |
1854 | 0-4-2 | Deeside | 3 | |
1854 | 0-4-2 | Newport Abergavenny and Hereford | 20 | |
1854 | 0-4-2 | Newport Abergavenny and Hereford | 21 | |
1854 | 0-4-2 | Newport Abergavenny and Hereford | 22 | |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Great Indian Peninsular | ||
1856 | 2-4-0 | Great Indian Peninsular | ||
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 1 | Ysabel II |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 2 | Fran Asis |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 3 | Perseverance |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 4 | Santander |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 5 | Castilla |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 6 | Habana |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 7 | Velasco |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 8 | B de Garay |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 9 | Alfonso |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 10 | Princess |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 11 | Cantabria |
1856 | 2-4-0 | Isabel II | 12 | Bonifaz |
1868 | 2-2-2 | London Brighton and South Coast | 127 | |
1868 | 2-2-2 | London Brighton and South Coast | 128 |
A Brief History of Thomas Hill
Thomas Hill was established in the Vanguard works at (Kilnhurst) Rotherham in 1937. Initially the works concentrated on maintenance and repair of Sentinel steam wagons. Eventually the works rebuilt many Sentinel steam locos to diesel. Quite a few new Vanguard diesels were built. 1960 Rolls-Royce (who had taken over Sentinel) had a financial interest in the business. Later taken over by RFS industries.
For more information see:-
Title | Author | ISBN |
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The British Steam Railway Locomotive 1825-1925 | E.L. Ahrons | 9781851701032 |
British Steam Locomotive Builders | James W Lowe | 9781473822894 |
Acknowledgements
This article was produced by Andrew Johnson