THE SURVIVING TERRIERS

Currently in steam are:

No 72 ‘Fenchurch‘ – left the works in 1872 and is now preserved at the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex. Last re-entered service in 2023.

No 62 ‘Martello‘ – left the works in 1875 and is now preserved at Bressingham Steam and Gardens in Norfolk, last re-entering service in 2016.

No 78 ‘Knowle‘ – left the works in 1880 and is now preserved at The Kent & East Sussex Railway, last re-entering service in 2021 and guesting at The Isle of Wight Steam Railway, the Spa Valley Railway, the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway and Didcot Railway Centre. Withdrawn in 2022 following mechanical concerns but successfully returned to service for K&ESR’s 50th anniversary celebrations in June 2024 and once again operating on the line. Owned by The Terrier Trust CIO.

Currently undergoing overhaul or repair are:

No 70 ‘Poplar‘ – left the works in 1872 and is now preserved at The Kent & East Sussex Railway. Co-owned by The Terrier Trust CIO and K&ESR. Returned to service for her 150th birthday celebrations in May 2022 and a landmark visit to Poplar in East London, but subsequently suffered mechanical failure whilst appearing at the Bluebell Railway. Currently undergoing repair, timescales for return are not yet known.

No 46 ‘Newington‘ – left the works in 1876 and is now preserved as ‘Freshwater‘ at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. The loco’s overhaul is well underway with a new boiler having been commissioned from Israel Newton & Sons Ltd in December 2022. A date for the return to steam is eagerly awaited.

No 50 ‘Whitechapel‘ – left the works in 1876 and is now under overhaul at The Spa Valley Railway in Kent. Last ran as ‘Sutton‘ at The Kent & East Sussex Railway. A date for the loco’s return to steam is not yet known.

No 40 ‘Brighton‘ – left the works in 1878 and is now preserved as ‘Newport‘ at the Isle of Wight Steam Railway. After a decade of extensive service the loco was withdrawn following the line’s 2023 Autumn Steam Gala at the expiry of her boiler ticket. Overhaul is likely to take some years.

On static display are:

No 54 ‘Waddon‘ – left the works in 1875 and is now a static exhibit at the Canadian Railway Museum in Quebec.

No 55 ‘Stepney’ – left the works in 1875 and currently a static exhibit at the Bluebell Railway in East Sussex.

No 82 ‘Boxhill‘ – left the works in 1880 and is now a static exhibit at the National Railway Museum in York.

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