List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the Bulleid light pacifics, the West Country and Battle of Britain classes of locomotives that ran on the British Southern Railway network. They represented a publicity success for the Southern Railway, with the West Country class highlighting the names of places served by the Southern Railway, while the Battle of Britain locomotives constituted a roving memorial to the fighter pilots who fought during the Battle of Britain, and the actions of RAF Fighter Command as a whole. No. 34066 Spitfire and No. 34086 219 Squadron were at one point in time candidates for preservation, but No. 34023 Blackmoor Vale was chosen instead due to it being in better condition than No. 34066 and No. 34086.[1][2]

Unrebuilt Battle of Britain class No. 34072 257 Squadron, as preserved, pictured at Swanage, Dorset in 2019

Table of locomotive details

Key to notes:

  • BoB/NA Battle of Britain locomotive that carried no coat of arms
  • C Complete
  • GOE carried Giesl oblong ejector, fitted 1962 (34064); mid-1980s (34092)
  • S ex-Scrapyard, and awaiting future restoration
  • WC/NA West Country locomotive that carried no coat of arms

Southern Railway batch

BR No.SR No.Name[3]
BuilderWhen builtWithdrawnRebuilt
Current location of preserved locomotives
Notes
3400121C101ExeterBrightonMay 1945July 1967November 1957
3400221C102SalisburyBrightonJune 1945April 1967
3400321C103PlymouthBrightonJune 1945September 1964September 1957
3400421C104YeovilBrightonJuly 1945July 1967February 1958
3400521C105BarnstapleBrightonJuly 1945October 1966June 1957
3400621C106BudeBrightonJuly 1945March 1967
3400721C107WadebridgeBrightonAugust 1945October 1965Mid Hants RailwayC, Withdrawn (2016) pending overhaul. Oldest surviving light pacific.
3400821C108PadstowBrightonSeptember 1945June 1967June 1960
3400921C109Lyme RegisBrightonSeptember 1945October 1966July 1960
3401021C110SidmouthBrightonSeptember 1945March 1965February 1959Herston Works, Swanage (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)Under restoration
3401121C111TavistockBrightonOctober 1945November 1963
3401221C112LauncestonBrightonOctober 1945December 1966January 1958
3401321C113OkehamptonBrightonOctober 1945July 1967October 1957
3401421C114Budleigh SaltertonBrightonNovember 1945March 1965March 1958
3401521C115ExmouthBrightonNovember 1945April 1967
3401621C116BodminBrightonNovember 1945June 1964April 1958CarnforthC,
Undergoing Restoration to Mainline standards
3401721C117IlfracombeBrightonDecember 1945October 1966November 1957
3401821C118AxminsterBrightonDecember 1945July 1967September 1958
3401921C119BidefordBrightonDecember 1945March 1967
3402021C120SeatonBrightonDecember 1945September 1964
3402121C121DartmoorBrightonJanuary 1946July 1967December 1957
3402221C122ExmoorBrightonJanuary 1946April 1965December 1957WC/NA
3402321C123Blackmoor Vale/
Blackmore Vale
BrightonFebruary 1946July 1967Bluebell RailwayC, WC/NA
(as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation), Static Display awaiting overhaul and boiler work
3402421C124Tamar ValleyBrightonFebruary 1946July 1967February 1961WC/NA
3402521C125WhimpleBrightonMarch 1946July 1967November 1957WC/NA
3402621C126Yes TorBrightonMarch 1946September 1966February 1958WC/NA
3402721C127Taw ValleyBrightonApril 1946August 1964September 1957Severn Valley RailwayC, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation),
Operational (Loco is air braked but won't be going mainline).
3402821C128EddystoneBrightonApril 1946May 1964August 1957Swanage RailwayC, WC/NA, Under overhaul (2016)
3402921C129LundyBrightonMay 1946September 1964December 1958WC/NA
3403021C130WatersmeetBrightonMay 1946September 1964WC/NA
3403121C131TorringtonBrightonJune 1946February 1965December 1958
3403221C132CamelfordBrightonJune 1946October 1966October 1960WC/NA
3403321C133ChardBrightonJuly 1946December 1965WC/NA
3403421C134HonitonBrightonJuly 1946July 1967August 1960
3403521C135ShaftesburyBrightonJuly 1946June 1963WC/NA
3403621C136Westward HoBrightonJuly 1946July 1967September 1960WC/NA
3403721C137ClovellyBrightonAugust 1946July 1967March 1958WC/NA
3403821C138LyntonBrightonSeptember 1946June 1966WC/NA
3403921C139BoscastleBrightonSeptember 1946May 1965January 1959Great Central RailwayC, WC/NA, Under overhaul
3404021C140CrewkerneBrightonSeptember 1946July 1967October 1960
3404121C141WiltonBrightonOctober 1946January 1966WC/NA
3404221C142DorchesterBrightonOctober 1946October 1965January 1959
3404321C143Combe MartinBrightonOctober 1946June 1963WC/NA. Also featured in The Titfield Thunderbolt as the Bulleid Pacific in the opening scene.
3404421C144WoolacombeBrightonOctober 1946May 1967May 1960WC/NA
3404521C145Ottery St MaryBrightonOctober 1946June 1964October 1958WC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, in 1964
3404621C146BrauntonBrightonNovember 1946October 1965February 1959Mainline Certified,
Home base at Southall
C, WC/NA
Operational, Mainline Certified. Owned by Jeremy Hosking, operated by Locomotive Services Limited at Severn Valley Railway after a boiler failure on a Rail tour to the SVR.
3404721C147CallingtonBrightonNovember 1946June 1967October 1958WC/NA
3404821C148CreditonBrightonNovember 1946March 1966March 1959
3404921C149Anti-Aircraft CommandBrightonDecember 1946December 1963
3405021C150Royal Observer CorpsBrightonDecember 1946August 1965August 1958
3405121C151Winston ChurchillBrightonDecember 1946September 1965National Railway MuseumC, Static exhibit at National Railway Museum Shildon after cosmetic overhaul at Mid Hants Railway.
3405221C152Lord DowdingBrightonDecember 1946July 1967September 1958
3405321C153Sir Keith ParkBrightonJanuary 1947October 1965November 1958Spa Valley RailwayBased at the Spa Valley Railway as a resident locomotive.
3405421C154Lord BeaverbrookBrightonJanuary 1947September 1964
3405521C155Fighter PilotBrightonFebruary 1947June 1963
3405621C156CroydonBrightonFebruary 1947May 1967December 1960
3405721C157Biggin HillBrightonMarch 1947May 1967
3405821C158Sir Frederick PileBrightonMarch 1947October 1964November 1960Mid Hants RailwayS
3405921C159Sir Archibald SinclairBrightonApril 1947May 1966March 1960Bluebell RailwayC, Undergoing firebox repairs.
3406021C16025 SquadronBrightonApril 1947July 1967November 1960
3406121C16173 SquadronBrightonApril 1947August 1964
3406221C16217 SquadronBrightonMay 1947June 1964April 1959
3406321C163229 SquadronBrightonMay 1947August 1965
3406421C164Fighter CommandBrightonJuly 1947May 1966GOE
3406521C165HurricaneBrightonJuly 1947April 1964
3406621C166SpitfireBrightonSeptember 1947September 1966Locomotive involved in the Lewisham disaster, 4 December 1957. Considered a candidate for preservation.
3406721C167TangmereBrightonSeptember 1947November 1963Mainline Certified,
Carnforth MPD
C, Withdrawn (2016), undergoing mainline standard overhaul at Carnforth
3406821C168KenleyBrightonOctober 1947December 1963
3406921C169HawkingeBrightonOctober 1947November 1963
3407021C170ManstonBrightonNovember 1947August 1964Tyseley Locomotive worksC, Undergoing preparation work for 10 yearly overhaul

British Railways batch

BR No.Name[3]
BuilderWhen built
Withdrawn
Rebuilt
Location of preserved locomotives
Notes
34071601 SquadronBrightonApril 1948April 1967May 1960
34072257 SquadronBrightonApril 1948June 1964Swanage RailwayOperational
34073249 SquadronBrightonMay 1948June 1964Carnforth MPD
3407446 SquadronBrightonMay 1948June 1963
34075264 SquadronBrightonJune 1948April 1964
3407641 SquadronBrightonJune 1948January 1966
34077603 SquadronBrightonJuly 1948March 1967July 1960
34078222 SquadronBrightonJuly 1948September 1964
34079141 SquadronBrightonJuly 1948February 1966
3408074 SquadronBrightonAugust 1948September 1964
3408192 SquadronBrightonSeptember 1948August 1964Nene Valley RailwayC, Operational; returned to working order in 2017 after a seven year overhaul
34082615 SquadronBrightonSeptember 1948April 1966April 1960
34083605 SquadronBrightonOctober 1948June 1964
34084253 SquadronBrightonNovember 1948October 1965
34085501 SquadronBrightonNovember 1948September 1965June 1960
34086219 SquadronBrightonDecember 1948June 1966Considered a candidate for preservation.
34087145 SquadronBrightonDecember 1948July 1967December 1960
34088213 SquadronBrightonDecember 1948March 1967April 1960
34089602 SquadronBrightonDecember 1948July 1967November 1960
34090Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern RailwayBrightonFebruary 1949July 1967August 1960
34091WeymouthBrightonSeptember 1949September 1964
34092WellsBrightonSeptember 1949November 1964East Lancashire Railway. Renamed "City of Wells" 1950C, GOE,
Operational
34093SauntonBrightonOctober 1949July 1967May 1960WC/NA
34094MortehoeBrightonOctober 1949August 1964WC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, 1965
34095BrentorEastleighOctober 1949July 1967January 1961WC/NA
34096TrevoneBrightonNovember 1949September 1964April 1961WC/NA
34097HolsworthyEastleighNovember 1949April 1967March 1961WC/NA
34098TemplecombeBrightonDecember 1949June 1967February 1961WC/NA
34099LynmouthEastleighDecember 1949November 1964
34100AppledoreBrightonDecember 1949July 1967September 1960WC/NA
34101HartlandEastleighFebruary 1950July 1966September 1960North Yorkshire Moors RailwayC, WC/NA
Under overhaul
34102LapfordEastleighMarch 1950July 1967WC/NA
34103CalstockBrightonFebruary 1950September 1965WC/NA
34104Bere AlstonEastleighApril 1950June 1967May 1961WC/NA
34105SwanageBrightonMarch 1950October 1964Mid Hants RailwayC, WC/NA
Under overhaul. Youngest surviving light pacific.
34106LydfordBrightonMarch 1950September 1964WC/NA
34107Blandford ForumBrightonApril 1950September 1964
34108WincantonBrightonApril 1950June 1967May 1961WC/NA
34109Sir Trafford Leigh-MalloryBrightonMay 1950September 1964March 1961
3411066 SquadronBrightonJanuary 1951November 1963BoB/NA

Footnotes

  1. Brine, M. E. "The Bulleid Society". Devon Heritage. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
  2. Green, Richard. "Blackmoor Vale Preservation". Bulleid Society. Bluebell Railway. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four

References

  • Creer, S & Morrison, B: The Power of the Bulleid Pacifics (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 2001) ISBN 0-86093-082-3
  • Derry, Richard: The Book of the West Country and Battle of Britain Pacifics (Irwell Press, February 2002) ISBN 1-903266-23-8

Preserved locomotives

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