The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway

Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway

The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was a British railway company. From Birmingham it connected at Derby with the North Midland Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at what became known as the Tri Junct Station...

ordered twelve 2-2-2

2-2-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle. The wheel arrangement both provided more stability and enabled a larger firebox...

 passenger locomotives in 1838 and two four-coupled goods in 1841 from various makers:

2-2-2

2-2-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-2-2 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle two powered driving wheels on one axle, and two trailing wheels on one axle. The wheel arrangement both provided more stability and enabled a larger firebox...

 Passenger

• Mather, Dixon and Company
  Mather, Dixon and Company
  Mather, Dixon and Company was a Locomotive manufacturer in Liverpool, England.Established in 1826 at the Bath Street Foundry, the first engine was a small four-coupled tank locomotive in 1827, in addition to a steam traverser and two mobile cranes...
  
  , Liverpool: 'Barton','Tamworth' and 'Hampton'.
• Charles Tayleur and Company, The Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows: 'Derby', 'Burton', 'Birmingham'.
• R and W Hawthorn Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne: 'Anker','Tame', Blythe'
• Sharp, Roberts and Company
  Sharp, Roberts and Company
  Sharp, Stewart and Company was a steam locomotive manufacturer, initially based in Manchester, England. The company was formed in 1843 upon the demise of Sharp, Roberts & Co. and moved to Glasgow, Scotland in 1888, eventually amalgamating with two other Glasgow-based locomotive manufacturers to...
  
  , Manchester: 'Derwent, 'Trent', 'Dove'.

All had 12 inch by 18 inch cylinders and 5 foot 6 inch drivers. First to be delivered in 1839 were those from Mather Dixon, with 'Tamworth' being used for the inaugural run.

0-4-2

0-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-4-2 represents the wheel arrangement with no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle...

 Goods

• Thompson & Cole
  Thompson & Cole
  Thompson & Cole was a Locomotive manufacturer in Little Bolton, England, which produced five engines around 1840 and 1841, two of them for the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway. It is believed that Thompson joined Kitson, Thompson and Hewitson in 1842....
  
  , Little Bolton,: 'Kingsbury', 'Willington'.

These had 5 foot driving wheels.