The type appears to have first been used on 14 locomotives supplied to the broad gauge Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1853.

Before delivery, the Bristol and Exeter Railway had to rebuild it as an 0-4-0.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway used a steam carriage.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway introduced several 4-4-0ST classes after 1855.

The Bristol and Exeter Railway operated 28 standard gauge locomotives.

The station, opened in 1841 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, has two platforms but little in the way of facilities.

The route was opened by the Bristol and Exeter Railway in stages between 1841 and 1844.

In 1853, with income no longer meeting operational costs, the canal was leased to the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

Burlescombe railway station was opened by the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1867.

The canal was rescued from bankruptcy by the Bristol and Exeter Railway in 1866.