The following list gives details of locomotives designed by John Chester Craven for the London Brighton and South Coast Railway between his appointment in 1847 and his retirement in January 1870.

Unlike other locomotive engineers, John Chester Craven

John Chester Craven

John Chester Craven was the locomotive, carriage and wagon superintendent of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway from 1847 until his resignation in 1870....

did not believe in standardisation, but rather designed individual locomotives for particular jobs.

No.

Class

Whyte Type

Builder

Build Date

Rebuilt As

Date

Renumber

On

'

'

Withdrawn

Notes

14

2-2-2WT

Brighton Works

1852/05

1877/04

Named Merton, May 1871. Renumbered 60, 1874 and 278 1875

26

2-2-2WT

Brighton Works

1852/06

1875/11

24

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1853/04

1868/04

Removed from stock Feb 1866

10

Jenny Lind

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1853/09

290

1874/03

1877/05

23

Jenny Lind

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1854/07

266

1876/09

1876/09

38

Jenny Lind

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1854/07

1873/10

41

Jenny Lind

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1853/07

1873/04

48

Jenny Lind

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1853/01

1870/10

44

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1854/01

1871/06

46

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1854/03

1871/05

117

0-6-0

Sharp, Stewart

1854/06

0-6-0

1870/02

362

1877/08

1888/03

Bought from Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway. Renumbered 398 1887/03

121

0-6-0

Sharp, Stewart

1854/06

0-6-0

1870/03

370

1878/07

1886/12

Bought from Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

6

2-4-0

Sharp, Stewart

1855/07

289

1873/12

1876/11

Renumbered 390 1879/06

13

2-4-0

Sharp, Stewart

1854/11

1874/10

40

2-4-0

Sharp, Stewart

1854/11

260

1878/01

1891/09

Renumbered 464 1891/09

42

2-4-0

Sharp, Stewart

1856/04

355

1877/06

1879/06

100

2-4-0

Sharp, Stewart

1856/04

257

1875/03

1881/11

Renumbered 505 1881/10

116

2-4-0

Sharp, Stewart

1855/05

356

1877/06

1879/06

16

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1854/06

1875/01

20

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1854/09

264

1875/06

1879/09

1

Croydon Engine

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1854/11

285

1873/12

1875/01

2

Croydon Engine

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1854/12

286

1873/12

1880/05

3

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1855/02

287

1873/12

1876/10

5

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1855/03

288

1873/12

1876/08

8

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1855/08

291

1874/03

1876/01

9

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1855/08

293

1874/03

1876/01

45

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/05

277

1877/06

1880/05

Renumbered 409 1879/12

99

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/05

299

1874/12

1876/07

120

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1857/09

297

1874/05

1876/05

124

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1858/03

1871/04

145

Long boiler

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1861/06

503

1880/10

1880/11

11

Saddle Tanks

0-4-2ST

Brighton Works

1855/07

294

1874/03

1877/04

22

Saddle Tanks

0-4-2ST

Brighton Works

1855/08

1874/02

12

West End Tanks

2-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1858/05

2-4-0WT

1868/05

131

1859/04

1889/01

Renumbered 378 1878/09

15

West End Tanks

2-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1858/04

2-4-0WT

1866/11

277

1874/12

1877/05

105

West End Tanks

2-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1858/02

2-4-0WT

1862/08

291

1880/01

1880/01

127

West End Tanks

2-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1858/05

2-4-0WT

1864/12

106

1881/12

1881/12

Renumbered 292 1876/10 and 367 1877/11

128

West End Tanks

2-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1858/06

1871/03

129

West End Tanks

2-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1858/05

2-4-0WT

1867/11

376

1878/09

1880/10

Renumbered 376 1878/09

118

Large goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1856/08

1876/08

119

Large goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1856/10

1876/12

134

Large goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1859/09

384

1878/12

1885/07

Sold to West Lancashire Railway

143

Large goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1861/02

1879/04

110

Large goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1862/12

353

1877/02

1879/10

102

Small goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1859/04

259

1875/03

1883/11

Renumbered 311 1875/11

107

Small goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1859/05

500

1881/04

1882/05

135

Small goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1859/08

281

1876/11

1877/04

Renumbered 394 1879/10

141

Small goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1860/10

1878/03

142

Small goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1860/11

1877/11

103

Small goods

0-6-0

Slaughter, Gruning & Co.

1860/01

1875/11

114

Small goods

0-6-0

Slaughter, Gruning & Co.

1860/01

1873/08

122

Wilson singles

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1857/07

1874/04

123

Wilson singles

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1857/07

1876/11

125

Ventnor

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1857/07

372

1878/07

1880/07

126

Ventnor

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1857/07

373

1878/07

1880/12

132

Lancing

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1858/12

1875/08

146

Lancing

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1861/07

451

1880/10

1886/04

147

Lancing

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1861/07

452

1880/10

1886/04

108

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1859/12

285

1876/11

1884/01

Renumbered 391 1879/06

133

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1859/10

405

1878/11

1879/05

146

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1860/07

385

1879/02

1884/11

147

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1860/08

386

1879/02

1879/08

137

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1859/07

382

1878/11

1884/01

138

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1859/07

383

1878/12

1884/06

25

Rebuild

2-2-2ST

Brighton Works

1860/06

0-4-2ST

1869/05

268

1875/09

1884/01

Renumbered 399 1880/05

59

Rebuild

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1860/06

2-4-0T

1872/05

276

1875/10

1880/03

Renumbered 410 1879/12 Named Leatherhead 1872

84

Rebuild

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1861/10

48

1870/12

1880/05

Renumbered 274 1876/10 and 412 1879/12

86

Rebuild

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1862/08

49

1870/07

1875/02

89

Rebuild

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/09

61

1870/05

1875/07

97

Rebuild

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1861/1

1874/07

101

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1858/09

258

1875/03

1885/07

Renumbered 506 1881/10 Named Rouen

148

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/04

453

1871/1

1886/10

Named Ryde 1871

153

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1862/08

164

1872/05

1891/01

Named Spithead 1872

154

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1862/08

165

1871/11

1890/04

Named Southsea 1871

11

0-4-2ST

Brighton Works

1855/07

294

1874/03

1877/04

12

0-4-2ST

Brighton Works

1855/08

1877/02

130

2-4-0T

Brighton Works

1858/10

377

1878/09

1879/03

136

4-4-0ST

Brighton Works

1859/06

1874/09

144

4-4-0WT

Brighton Works

1861/06

2-4-0T

1868/08

1877/11

4

2-2-2ST

Brighton Works

1862/04

2-4-0ST

1869/01

104

1873/12

1882/05

Renumbered 295 1876/10 and 365 1877/10

32

2-2-2ST

Brighton Works

1862/06

2-4-0ST

1866/10

275

1876/03

1882/11

Renumbered 411 1879/12

98

2-2-2T

Brighton Works

1859/12

298

1874/11

1879/09

Renumbered 214 1878/05 Named Seaford

51

2-4-0T

Brighton Works

1869/11

132

1876/12

1885/01

Renumbered 379 1878/09

109

2-4-0T

Brighton Works

1869/12

352

1877/02

1885/05

170

2-4-0T

Brighton Works

1863/12

1878/05

171

2-4-0T

Brighton Works

1863/12

1879/10

212

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1865/07

413

1880/03

1881/05

213

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1865/07

414

1880/03

1882/09

214

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2WT

Brighton Works

1865/12

0-4-2T

1878/05

369

1878/05

1882/09

215

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2WT

Brighton Works

1865/12

0-4-0T

1878/05

371

1878/05

1884/06

Renumbered 497 1881/04

17

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1866/03

261

1875/04

1886/11

Renumbered 465 1881/10

216

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1866/04

376

1880/05

1886/10

Renumbered 498 1881/04

217

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1866/02

377

1883/03

1885/07

218

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1866/03

1884/11

230

Sth London Tanks

0-4-2T

Brighton Works

1866/1

1881/06

231

Sth London Tanks

0-4-4T

Brighton Works

1866/11

466

1881/05

1885/11

222

Egmont

2-2-2T

Brighton Works

1866/05

1882/01

Named Egmont 1874

223

Egmont

2-2-2T

Brighton Works

1866/05

1884/01

228

Willow Walk Shunter

0-6-0ST

Brighton Works

1866/09

351

1879/03

1882/12

Sold to Alexandra Docks & Rly Co.

229

Willow Walk Shunter

0-6-0ST

Brighton Works

1866/09

353

1879/03

1882/12

Sold to Alexandra Docks & Rly Co.

52

Willow Walk Shunter

0-6-0WT

Brighton Works

1868/03

269

1875/10

1893/10

Renumbered 395 1880/04

58

Willow Walk Shunter

0-6-0WT

Brighton Works

1868/12

273

1875/09

1885/09

Renumbered 398 1880/04. Sold to Alexandra Docks & Rly Co.

155

0-4-2

Brighton Works

1862/08

504

1880/12

1882/06

156

0-4-2

Brighton Works

1862/08

1878/05

164

0-4-2

Brighton Works

1863/11

299

1876/10

1884/11

Renumbered 368 1878/11

165

0-4-2

Brighton Works

1863/11

297

1876/10

1885/09

Renumbered 364 1877/10

166

0-4-2

Brighton Works

1863/12

0-4-2ST

1864/03

1881/10

167

0-4-2

Brighton Works

1863/12

0-4-2ST

1864/05

1873/03

54

Small goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1864/09

136

1875/12

1885/11

Renumbered 381 1878/11

219

Small goods

0-6-0

Manning Wardle

1866/03

386

1879/12

1885/10

Sold

220

Small goods

0-6-0

Manning Wardle

1866/03

1887/11

157

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1863/02

1876/11

158

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1863/02

1878/04

168

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1863/12

477

1894/10

1896/09

169

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1863/12

1893/07

192

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1864/08

382

1888/10

1893/12

Renumbered 475 1893/10

193

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1864/08

383

1888/10

1893/12

Renumbered 476 1893/10

206

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1864/12

271

1875/11

1896/09

Renumbered 396 1880/05 and 476 1896/03

207

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1864/12

272

1875/12

1895/04

Renumbered 397 1880/04

208

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1865/02

380

1878/11

1893/07

Renumbered 474 1893/06

209

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1865/02

387

1879/06

1895/12

Renumbered 463 1894/03

210

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1865/03

388

1879/06

1896/10

Renumbered 464 1894/03

211

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1865/03

394

1880/02

1895/04

221

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1866/04

389

1885/06

1886/04

190

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1867/11

1885/01

191

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1867/11

1884/08

224

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1866/06

390

1885/01

1895/10

Renumbered 465 1894/03

225

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1866/07

391

1885/01

1896/04

Renumbered 466 1894/03, 514 1898/03 and 614 1899/05

226

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1866/08

392

1885/01

1895/10

Renumbered 467 1894/03

227

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Brighton Works

1866/09

393

1885/01

1895/04

249

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Slaughter & Co.

1868/09

468

1881/10

1898/05

Renumbered 515 1898/03

250

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Slaughter & Co.

1868/09

469

1881/10

1894/08

251

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Slaughter & Co.

1868/10

470

1881/10

1896/04

252

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Slaughter & Co.

1868/10

471

1881/10

1896/04

253

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Slaughter & Co.

1868/11

472

1881/10

1896/04

254

Standard Goods

0-6-0

Slaughter & Co.

1868/11

473

1881/10

1894/08

149

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/02

454

1880/1

1884/08

150

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/02

455

1880/1

1883/04

Sold West Lancs Rly

151

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/02

120

1874/11

1883/04

Renumbered 363 1877/08. Sold West Lancs Rly

152

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1862/04

456

1880/12

1887/11

159

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1863/04

1884/06

160

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1863/04

1884/06

174

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1864/06

488

1881/07

1889/11

175

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1864/06

455

1890/12

1891/06

176

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1864/07

1890/05

177

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1864/07

1889/06

Named Hayling 1872

178

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/03

1889/11

179

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/03

1887/10

180

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

1887/10

181

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

1886/11

182

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

1887/05

183

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

1888/02

184

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

1888/02

185

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

465

1889/09

1890/10

186

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/04

1887/04

187

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/05

1887/05

188

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/05

1887/03

189

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Beyer, Peacock & Co.

1864/05

1890/10

12

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1868/11

124

1874/06

1886/04

Renumbered 371 1881/04

28

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Brighton Works

1868/11

283

1876/04

1884/11

Renumbered 377 1879/09

242

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Dubs & Co.

1867/04

457

1881/09

1891/10

243

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Dubs & Co.

1867/04

458

1881/09

1891/12

244

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Dubs & Co.

1867/04

459

1881/09

1895/10

245

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Dubs & Co.

1867/04

460

1881/09

1894/05

246

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Dubs & Co.

1867/04

461

1881/09

1894/09

247

Standard Passenger

2-4-0

Dubs & Co.

1867/04

462

1881/09

1894/11

24

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1864/06

ex-190

1867/11

1882/09

Renumbered 267 1875/09 and 485 1881/10

29

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1865/09

293

1876/10

1885/09

Renumbered 366 1877/10

30

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1865/09

19

1874/01

1886/05

Renumbered 263 1875/06 and 486 1881/10

31

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1862/12

259

1876/05

1880/05

33

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1864/06

ex-191

1867/11

1882/09

Renumbered 280 1876/05 and 392 1879/09

161

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1863/09

1885/01

232

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1866/10

485

1884/06

1884/11

233

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1866/10

486

1881/08

1883/01

Sold West Lancs Rly

234

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1866/11

474

1881/04

1884/11

235

Small single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1866/11

475

1881/05

1883/01

162

7\' Single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1863/09

1872/12

1885/05

Named London

163

7\' Single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1863/10

1873/02

1888/01

Named Brighton

172

Chichester

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1864/03

1870/05

1886/10

Named Chichester

173

Chichester

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1864/03

1884/06

194

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/10

1865/02

Sold Egyptian Government Railways

195

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/07

486

1887/11

1893/01

196

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/07

1865/02

Sold Egyptian Government Railways

197

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/07

1865/02

Sold Egyptian Government Railways

198

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/07

2-4-0

1872/07

1872/07

Rebuilt to \'B\' class

199

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/08

489

1887/11

1892/06

200

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/08

490

1887/11

1896/04

201

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/10

111

1872/11

1893/03

Renumbered 197 1877/03 and 487 1887/11

202

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/10

1865/02

Sold Egyptian Government Railways

203

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/11

2-2-2

1871/04

503

1897/01

1899/02

204

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/12

2-4-0

1872/01

1872/01

Rebuilt to \'B\' class

205

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Robert Stephenson & Co.

1864/12

198

1864/12

1894/05

Renumbered 488 1887/11

194

Replacement Single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1865/12

484

1888/06

1892/06

196

Replacement Single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1864/12

485

1888/05

1890/10

197

Replacement Single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1866/03

266

1876/12

1886/04

Renumbered 484 1881/10

202

Replacement Single

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1866/06

112

1872/07

1885/08

Renumbered 354 1877/02

236

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Nasmyth Wilson

1867/04

476

1881/09

1889/11

237

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Nasmyth Wilson

1867/04

477

1881/09

1888/08

238

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Nasmyth Wilson

1867/05

478

1881/09

1891/10

239

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Nasmyth Wilson

1867/05

479

1881/09

1891/10

240

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Nasmyth Wilson

1867/06

480

1881/09

1894/05

241

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Nasmyth Wilson

1867/06

481

1881/09

1889/11

127

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Dodds & Son

1871/06

374

1878/09

1892/09

128

6\' 6 Single

2-2-2

Dodds & Son

1871/07

375

1878/09

1888/06

255

Victoria

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1868/12

482

1881/10

1888/08

Named Hastings 1871

256

Victoria

2-2-2

Brighton Works

1868/12

483

1881/10

1891/02

Named \"Victoria\" 1871

248

2-4-0

Kitson & Co.

1868/02

463

1881/10

1891/11

76

2-4-0

Kitson & Co.

1869/05

358

1877/06

1895/04

Renumbered 496 1886/04

27

0-4-2ST

Brighton Works

1868/08

0-4-0WT

1874/02

400

1877/11

1893/11

-

0-6-0ST

Manning Wardle

1871/03

1874/02

sold