Dodds, Isaac and Son

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Isaac Dodds and Son was a locomotive manufacrturer in Rotherham, England.

Iscaac Dodds took over part of the works of S.Walker and Company in Rotherham sometime while he was Superintendent of the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway. It is likely, therefore, that he used it to maintain the company's locomotives, or even build new ones. There, however, seems to be no record.

The first that is known about is an 0-4-2 named Fitzwilliam in 1949 for the South Yorkshire Railway. He was known for his patented wedge valve gear and produced around seventy locomotives in all. One, a 2-4-0 named Ysabel was tried out on the Lickey Incline in 1853, with some success, though none appear to have been ordered..

The largest order would seem to be twelve 2-4-0 locomotives for the Isabel II Railway in 1856. For whatever reason, these were not paid for, which could hardly have been good for the company's finances. In 1866, the company quoted for the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and received an order for two. The required delivery time of three months could not be met and by 1867 the firm was in liquidation. Though the order had been cancelled, work had already started and the two engines were completed for the LB&SCR by the official receiver, and they finally ran in 1871.

Reference

Lowe, J.W., (1989) British Steam Locomotive Builders, Guild Publishing

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