The rolling stock preserved on the South Devon Railway is used to operate passenger services on the railway and for its maintenance. Other items are displayed for their historic interest or are awaiting restoration.

The South Devon Railway (SDR) is a heritage railway in Devon, England. Originally a branchline to from between 1872 and 1962, it was reopened by the Dart Valley Railway from near Totnes to in 1969. It was sold to the non-profit South Devon Railway Trust in 1991.

The SDR's collection includes many examples of steam locomotives typical of Great Western Railway types that used to work in Devon, also other types of steam locomotives and a number of diesel locomotives. The most notable locomotive on display is Tiny, a South Devon Railway 0-4-0vb shunting locomotive which is in the museum at Buckfastleigh station. This is the only original broad gauge locomotive still in existence in the United Kingdom.

There are a number of historic coaches in use including two 'GWR Super Saloons' coaches once used for trans-Atlantic liner passengers, and several auto coaches that were used on small branch lines such as this.

The engine sheds and workshops are at Buckfastleigh. Wagons used for maintaining the line are mostly kept at Staverton railway station and some rolling stock is stored at .

Steam locomotives Many of the steam locomotives operating on the South Devon Railway are Great Western Railway (GWR) designs which would have worked on the line and nearby. There are also several locomotives from industrial facilities such as quarries and gas works, including some from locations in Devon.

Operational steam locomotives ImageNumber & nameClassWheelsBuiltTo SDRNotes1369GWR 136619341966This class of six locomotives were designed for shunting around docks and on branch lines with tight curves. 1369 was built at Swindon in 1934. It worked at Swindon and on the Weymouth Quay branch until 1962 when it moved to Cornwall to work the Bodmin and Wenford branch until replaced by diesel locomotives in 1964. Its next overhaul is due in 2029.5526GWR 4575192819925526 was built in 1928 and worked from many sheds in Devon and Cornwall: St Blazey, Bodmin, Exeter, , Plymouth Laira and before being withdrawn from in 1962. It then went to Barry scrap yard from where it was purchased in 1985. It was moved to Swindon for restoration but this was not completed until it was sold to a new group and moved to Buckfastleigh. Its next major overhaul is due in 2027.6430GWR 6400193720216430 was originally bought in 1966 by the Dart Valley Railway from Cashmore's Scrapyard, Newport as a source of spares for fellow 6400 class locomotives 6412 and 6435. It was sold to a new owner in 1989 and restored at the Llangollen Railway, where it first steamed in 2003, and was based there for many years, including visits to other railways. In 2021, the locomotive left the Llangollen Railway for contract repairs at Buckfastleigh, formally becoming a member of the home fleet in December 2021.

Steam locomotives under overhaul, repair or restoration ImageNumber & nameClassWheelsBuiltTo SDRNotes1420GWR 140019331965The 1400 Class were fitted with controls for working autotrains which could be driven with the locomotive at the back of the train. They were a familiar sight on the Buckfastleigh line for many years before its closure. 1420 final location was Gloucester from where it was withdrawn on 2 February 1964. It came to Buckfastleigh on 17 October 1965.5542GWR 4575192820195542 was built in 1928 and initially allocated to but later worked at other depots including . It was withdrawn from service in December 1961 and sold to the Woodham Brothers for scrap but was sold by them to preservationists in 1976 and moved to the West Somerset Railway for restoration and returned to steam in 2002.It was taken out of service in 2022 for an overhaul.6412GWR 640019341966The 6400 Class were 'pannier tanks' fitted with controls for working autotrains. Three were sold to the Dart Valley Railway and 6412 was eventually transferred to the Torbay Steam railway before being sold to the West Somerset Railway (WSR) in 1976. While on that line it starred in The Flockton Flyer television series. Trains on the WSR became too heavy for such a small locomotive so was sold to the South Devon Railway Trust and returned to Buckfastleigh in 2009. Its next overhaul is expected in 2025.47 CarnarvonKitson19341993Kitson's 5474 was built to a Manning Wardle design for Stewarts and Lloyds' steel works at Corby in 1934, numbered by them as 47 and named Carnarvon after that town in Wales. After it was no longer needed it was sold in 1969 to the Worcester Locomotive Society and used on the Severn Valley Railway before moving to the Bulmers Railway Centre in Hereford in 1970, even being used for shunting wagons for Bulmer's in 1973.Lady AngelaPeckett R219261976This small locomotive was built by Peckett and Sons in 1926 (works number 1690) and used to transport gypsum from a mine at New Kingston to sidings on the main line at . Its name was that of the second Lady Belper on whose estate the mine was situated. The locomotive was sold in the 1971 after closure of the line and initially preserved on the Battlefield Line Railway. It came to Buckfastleigh in July 1976. Reported as being overhauled in December 2023.

Steam locomotives on static display or stored awaiting overhaul ImageNumber & nameClassWheelsBuiltTo SDRNotes3205GWR 225119461998The 2251 Class were small locomotives introduced in 1930 for working lightly-laid routes in Wales although 3205 was used for a time on the former Somerset and Dorset route. It was withdrawn in 1965 and came to the Dart Valley Railway for preservation. From 1967 it spent time on the Severn Valley Railway and West Somerset Railway before returning to Buckfastleigh in 1998. It was taken out of service in 2017 and is still awaiting an overhaul in 2023.57861930 1996The 5700 Class were the most common of the Great Western Railway's 'pannier tanks' with 863 built between 1929 and 1949. After British Railways had no further use for 5786 it was sold to the London Transport Executive and, carrying the number L92, worked engineers trains on the Metropolitan line until 1971. It was then preserved by the Worcester Locomotive Society on the Severn Valley Railway and at Hereford before coming to the South Devon Railway. Its boiler certificate expired in May 2023.Ashley Peckett M519421969Peckett and Sons of Bristol built this (their works number 2031) in 1942 for use at Exeter Gas Works where it carried number 1. In 1969 it was withdrawn and moved to Buckfastleigh, arriving on 23 September. It is on display in the museum at Buckfastleigh.Glendower Hunslet Austerity19541978The 'Austerity' tanks were designed for the War Department in World War II but continued to be built afterwards. Glendower was built by Hunslet in 1954 (works number 3810) for the Ministry of Supply and went to work for the National Coal Board. After working at a number of collieries, it was withdrawn from Hafodyrynys in 1973. It was restored to working order in September 1976 and moved to Buckfastleigh in 1978.

Non-standard gauge steam These locomotives are on display at Buckfastleigh. ImageNumber & nameClassGaugeBuiltTo SDRNotes2180 Tiny SDR18681980This small four-wheel vertically boilered locomotive was built in 1868 to shunt the dockside railways around Plymouth but later moved to where it was put to use in the workshops as a stationary power source. It was moved across to the railway station in 1927 and displayed on the platform before being placed in the museum at Buckfastleigh. It is the only original broad gauge locomotive still in existence in the United Kingdom. It is on loan from the National Collection.Lee Moor No. 218992001Two locomotives were built by Peckett and Sons to work the upper section of the Lee Moor Tramway near Plymouth. Very little traffic was carried on this part of the tramway by the 1940s and No. 2 was last used on 3 March 1947. It and one surviving wagon were restored by some members of the Plymouth Railway Circle for display at Saltram House near Plymouth in 1978. They were moved to Buckfastleigh in 2001.

Diesel locomotives

Operational Diesel locomotives ImageNumber & nameClassBuiltTo SDRNotesD3721 19592010D3721 was built in 1959 with the higher-speed gearing used by the Southern Region of British Railways. It started service in April 1959 and was withdrawn in 2004 by which time it was carrying number 09010. After spending some time in store, DB Schenker sold it to the South Devon Railway in 2010 where it arrived in September that year.3300219602008The Class 33s were built for the Southern Region. D6501 entered service in February 1960 but was renumbered as 33002 in 1974. It was given the name Sea King in 1991 and withdrawn in November 1996. It was then brought to Buckfastleigh to be preserved and entered service here in July 2008.2526219661999D7612 was delivered new to Glasgow Eastfield depot in April 1966 but moved south into England within a few months, eventually spending many years at Bescot TMD where it was renumbered 25262 in March 1974. In 1985 it went to Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and was renumbered again to 25901, which identified it as one of a pool of twelve locomotives allocated to a special pool for working chemical traffic. It was withdrawn in March 1987 and sold to Harry Needle Railroad Company who sold it in 1989 for preservation on the East Lancashire Railway. In 1999 it was sold again and moved to Buckfastleigh.D7535 19652018Moved to the railway from the Dartmouth Steam Railway in 2018

Diesel locomotives stored or under restoration ImageNumber & nameClassBuiltTo SDRNotesD402 Superb19671991; 2003The fifty Class 50s were built to replace steam locomotives working on the West Coast Main Line. D402 was based at Crewe Diesel TMD from 1967 to 1973 when it was transferred to Bristol Bath Road TMD but moved to Plymouth Laira in 1976. It renumbered 50002 in April 1974 and from 1978 carried the name Superb after the Royal Navy submarine HMS Superb. It was withdrawn in 1991 but was the first preserved Class 50 to have its engine started up. It is currently (2023) undergoing restoration.D6737Class 371962 2004Arrived on the railway in early 2004 D754119652011D7541 was withdrawn from Crewe Diesel depot in March 1987 and was initially preserved on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. It came to Buckfastleigh in April 2011 but is in need of restoration before it can be put into service.MFP 419581977John Fowler & Co. built this diesel-mechanical locomotive for the Ministry of Fuel and Power in 1958. It was used by Esso at places such as and It came to the South Devon Railway in 1977.Yorkie19591994The Yorkshire Engine Company built this diesel-electric shunter (works number 2745) for the National Coal Board in 1959. It worked at Agecroft Colliery near Manchester as their L052 until 1984, after which it was preserved at the Chatterley Whitfield Mining Museum near Stoke-on-Trent. It moved to the South Devon Railway in 1994 where it is referred to as 'Yorkie'. Diesel Multiple Units ImageNumber ClassBuiltTo SDRNotes51352 & 513762020A class 117 Diesel multiple unit. Arrived at the railway in 2020.5500019581996The first (a single-car Motor Brake Second with driving cabs at each end) built by the Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. It was delivered to British Railways in 1958 and saw use on local lines including the Kingsbridge branch line.59493 19602018?Class 117 Trailer Composite Lavatory.5974019601993?Class 115 Trailer Second currently being used as a buffet coach at Staverton. Coaching stock Passenger coaches on the South Devon Railway are mostly Great Western Railway (GWR) or British Railways (BR) designs.