Bridgwater Dock opened in 1841 to coincide with the completion of the Canal link to Taunton and the arrival of the Bristol to Exeter Railway. IK Brunel was subsequently responsible for the design of the telescopic bridge across the river which allowed railway traffic to cross the river whilst still permitting the passage of tall masted ships. The quality of the railway system in the dock area was poor and of extremely lightweight construction which severely restricted the class of locomotive that could be utilized here. The basic simplicity of the Simplex type of petrol engined shunter was well suited and No.15 arrived in 1932.
   The dock finally closed in 1969 when the local Cellophane plant converted from coal to fuel oil and one of the original buildings, Ware’s Warehouse still survived in 2006.
Facilities;
A through road 1TS shed, located at the west end of the dock at ST29503738, was provided for the locomotive but after it collapsed in a storm in c1950 the loco stabled in the dock area and was serviced at Taunton MPD as required
Locomotive Allocation & Duties;
15 Shunting in the dock area [1948-February 1951] (The loco was “officially” transferred to Taunton Engineer’s Yard in 1949 but it was observed at Bridgwater in September 1950 and it is highly unlikely that it moved prior to withdrawal in February of the following year)