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Railways of Distinction

From the production of almost 8000 locomatives 34 railway companies purchased over 50 locomotives. Top of the list with 622 locomotives was New South Wales Government Railway.

	622	New South Wales Government Railway.
	567	Dutch state Railway
	416	Buenos Aires Great Southern Railway
	303	South African Railway
	282	Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire (144 ) Creat Central from 1897 (138)
	239	Buenos Ayres & Rosario Railway
	236	Rhodesia Railway
	230	London & South Western Railway
	182	Buenos Aires Western Railway
	166	Midland Railway ( UK )
	154	Great Northern Railway ( Ireland )
	138	South Australian Railway
	133	British Government Ministry of Supply/War Department
	128	Swedish State Railway
	128	East African (85) Tanganyika (9) Kenya & Uganda (38)
	118	Nippon Railway
	113	Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
	109	Western Australian Government Railway
	98	Central Uraguay Railway
	94	Leopoldina Railway
	76	Victorian Railway
	72	Great Western Railway (UK)
	65	Central Argentine Railway
	63	Metropolitan Railway London Underground
	63	Tasmanian Government Railway
	59	Norwegian Government Railway
	58	Dutch East Indies & Netherland Indies Railways
	58	Peruvian Corporation ( including Central Railway of Peru )
	56	Mogyana Railway
	54	Metropolitan District Railway
	54	Indian State Railway
	52	Bengal Nagpur Railway
	51	London & North Eastern Railway
	50	Cologne & Minden Railway
	49	Tudela & Bilbao Railway Northern Spain
	24	Edinburgh & Glasgow Railway
	14	Isle Of Man Railway
	9	Tanganyika Railways
	8	South Eastern Railway Portugal Railway
	4	Malta Railway

Countries supplied by Beyer, Peacock. Angola 1927 to 1956 Argentina 1882 to 1930 Australia, New South Wales 1865 to 1956 Australia, Queensland 1902 to1951 Australia, South 1869 to 1953 Australia, Victoria 1859 to 1925 Australia, Western ( contractor ). Timber lines 1882; W.A. Gov. R 1882 1880 to 1955 Belgium 1857 to 1877 Black Sea, Roumania & Bulgaria 1859 to 1925 Bolivia 1913 to 1950 Brazil 1881 to 1952 Burma ( Dock Co. ) BR 1916 1913 to 1949 Ceylon 1864 to 1945 Chile 1890 to 1950 China 1904 to 1924 Colombia 1870 to 1937 Costa Rica 1886 - Cuba 1905 - Demark 1870 - Dutch Eaxt Indies, Netherlands Indies & Java 1866 to 1922 Ecuador 1929 - Egypt 1857 to 1911 Germany 1867 to 1874 Gold Coast 1939 to 1948 Holland 1863 to 1915 India 1855 to 1939 Ireland 1857 to 1951 Isle of Man 1873 to 1926 Italy 1857 - Japan 1882 to 1914 Kenya & Uganda ( East African R From 1948 ) 1926 to 1955 Latvia 1865 - Malaya 1927 to 1931 Malta 1895 to 1905 Mauritius 1927 - Mexico 1889 - Mozambique 1924 to 1944 Nepal 1932 to 1947 New Zealand 1928 - Nigeria 1919 to 1943 Norway 1866 to 1883 Pennsylvania, USA 1888 - Persia ( Iran ) 1934 to 1936 Peru 1908 to 1957 Porugal 1861 to 1904 Prussia ( Poland ) 1856 - Russia-Finland ( Russia 1933 - Finland ) 1868 to 1890 Sierra Leone 1926 to 1956 South Africa - Cape Natal 1877 & S.A. Gov R. 1911 1875 to 1958 Spain 1856 to 1929 Sudan 1907 to 1937 Sweden 1856 to 1907 Tanganyika 1923 to 1931 Tasmania ( mine ). Gov. R 1884 1880 to 1929 Turkey 1864 to 1948 United Kingdom 1855 to 1937 Urugay ( contractor ) Railway Co. 1881 1874 to 1930 Venezuela 1887 to 1895 The list does not include the countries where British War Department lovomotives were sent in the two World wars. Thus in 1916 France was added and in the 1939-1945 conflict, were added Iraq, Libya, Palestine ( Israel ), French West Africa. Information supplied by Joe Lloyd, Hyde, Cheshire, England.