List of SR West Country Class locomotives

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Contents 1 Table of locomotive details 1.1 Southern Railway batch 1.2 British Railways batch 2 Location links 3 Footnotes 4 References 5 External links 5.1 Preserved locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the Bulleid light pacifics, the SR West Country Class and Battle of Britain Class locomotives that ran on the British Southern Railway network. They represented a publicity success for the Southern Railway in highlighting the names of resorts served by the Southern Railway. The Battle of Britain Class also constituted a roving memorial to the fighter pilots who fought during the Battle of Britain, and subsequently the actions of RAF Fighter Command as a whole.

[edit] Table of locomotive details

Key to notes:

• BoB/NA – Battle of Britain loco that carried no coat of arms
• C – Complete
• GOE – carried Giesl oblong ejector, fitted 1962
• S – ex-Scrapyard, and awaiting future restoration
• UR – Under Restoration
• WC/NA – West Country loco that carried no coat of arms

[edit] Southern Railway batch

BR No.	SR No.	Name[1]	Builder	When built	Withdrawn	Rebuilt	Preserved/location?	Notes
34001	21C101	Exeter	Brighton	01945-05 May 1945	01967-07 July 1967	01957-11 November 1957
34002	21C102	Salisbury	Brighton	01945-06 June 1945	01967-04 April 1967
34003	21C103	Plymouth	Brighton	01945-06 June 1945	01964-09 September 1964	01957-09 September 1957
34004	21C104	Yeovil	Brighton	01945-07 July 1945	01967-07 July 1967	01958-02 February 1958
34005	21C105	Barnstaple	Brighton	01945-07 July 1945	01966-10 October 1966	01957-06 June 1957
34006	21C106	Bude	Brighton	01945-07 July 1945	01967-03 March 1967
34007	21C107	Wadebridge	Brighton	01945-08 August 1945	01965-10 October 1965		Mid Hants from April 2007 (restored)	C
34008	21C108	Padstow	Brighton	01945-09 September 1945	01967-06 June 1967	01960-06 June 1960
34009	21C109	Lyme Regis	Brighton	01945-09 September 1945	01966-10 October 1966	01960-07 July 1960
34010	21C110	Sidmouth	Brighton	01945-09 September 1945	01965-03 March 1965	01959-02 February 1959	Herston Works, Swanage (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)	UR, S
34011	21C111	Tavistock	Brighton	01945-10 October 1945	01963-11 November 1963
34012	21C112	Launceston	Brighton	01945-10 October 1945	01966-12 December 1966	01958-01 January 1958		WC/NA
34013	21C113	Okehampton	Brighton	01945-10 October 1945	01967-07 July 1967	01957-10 October 1957
34014	21C114	Budleigh Salterton	Brighton	01945-11 November 1945	01965-03 March 1965	01958-03 March 1958
34015	21C115	Exmouth	Brighton	01945-11 November 1945	01967-04 April 1967
34016	21C116	Bodmin	Brighton	01945-11 November 1945	01964-06 June 1964	01958-04 April 1958	Mid Hants Railway (Stored)	C
34017	21C117	Ilfracombe	Brighton	01945-12 December 1945	01966-10 October 1966	01957-11 November 1957
34018	21C118	Axminster	Brighton	01945-12 December 1945	01967-07 July 1967	01958-09 September 1958
34019	21C119	Bideford	Brighton	01945-12 December 1945	01967-03 March 1967
34020	21C120	Seaton	Brighton	01945-12 December 1945	01964-09 September 1964
34021	21C121	Dartmoor	Brighton	01946-01 January 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01957-12 December 1957
34022	21C122	Exmoor	Brighton	01946-01 January 1946	01965-04 April 1965	01957-12 December 1957
34023	21C123	Blackmoor Vale/ Blackmore Vale	Brighton	01946-02 February 1946	01967-07 July 1967		Bluebell Railway (In service)	C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation)
34024	21C124	Tamar Valley	Brighton	01946-02 February 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01961-02 February 1961		WC/NA
34025	21C125	Whimple	Brighton	01946-03 March 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01957-11 November 1957		WC/NA
34026	21C126	Yes Tor	Brighton	01946-03 March 1946	01966-09 September 1966	01958-02 February 1958		WC/NA
34027	21C127	Taw Valley	Brighton	01946-04 April 1946	01964-08 August 1964	01957-09 September 1957	Severn Valley Railway (under overhaul)	C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation)
34028	21C128	Eddystone	Brighton	01946-04 April 1946	01964-05 May 1964	01957-08 August 1957	Swanage Railway (In service)	C, WC/NA
34029	21C129	Lundy	Brighton	01946-05 May 1946	01964-09 September 1964	01958-12 December 1958
34030	21C130	Watersmeet	Brighton	01946-05 May 1946	01964-09 September 1964
34031	21C131	Torrington	Brighton	01946-06 June 1946	01965-02 February 1965	01958-12 December 1958
34032	21C132	Camelford	Brighton	01946-06 June 1946	01966-10 October 1966	01960-10 October 1960		WC/NA
34033	21C133	Chard	Brighton	01946-07 July 1946	01965-12 December 1965			WC/NA
34034	21C134	Honiton	Brighton	01946-07 July 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01960-08 August 1960		WC/NA
34035	21C135	Shaftesbury	Brighton	01946-07 July 1946	01963-06 June 1963			WC/NA
34036	21C136	Westward Ho	Brighton	01946-07 July 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01960-09 September 1960		WC/NA
34037	21C137	Clovelly	Brighton	01946-08 August 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01958-03 March 1958		WC/NA
34038	21C138	Lynton	Brighton	01946-09 September 1946	01966-06 June 1966
34039	21C139	Boscastle	Brighton	01946-09 September 1946	01965-05 May 1965	01959-01 January 1959	Great Central Railway (undergoing overhaul)	C, WC/NA
34040	21C140	Crewkerne	Brighton	01946-09 September 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01960-10 October 1960
34041	21C141	Wilton	Brighton	01946-10 October 1946	01966-01 January 1966			WC/NA
34042	21C142	Dorchester	Brighton	01946-10 October 1946	01965-10 October 1965	01959-01 January 1959
34043	21C143	Combe Martin	Brighton	01946-10 October 1946	01963-06 June 1963			WC/NA
34044	21C144	Woolacombe	Brighton	01946-10 October 1946	01967-05 May 1967	01960-05 May 1960		WC/NA
34045	21C145	Ottery St Mary	Brighton	01946-10 October 1946	01964-06 June 1964	01958-10 October 1958		WC/NA
34046	21C146	Braunton	Brighton	01946-11 November 1946	01965-10 October 1965	01959-02 February 1959	West Somerset Railway (nearing completion)	UR, WC/NA
34047	21C147	Callington	Brighton	01946-11 November 1946	01967-06 June 1967	01958-10 October 1958		WC/NA
34048	21C148	Crediton	Brighton	01946-11 November 1946	01966-03 March 1966	01959-03 March 1959
34049	21C149	Anti-Aircraft Command	Brighton	01946-12 December 1946	01963-12 December 1963
34050	21C150	Royal Observer Corps	Brighton	01946-12 December 1946	01965-08 August 1965	01958-08 August 1958
34051	21C151	Winston Churchill	Brighton	01946-12 December 1946	01965-09 September 1965		National Railway Museum	C
34052	21C152	Lord Dowding	Brighton	01946-12 December 1946	01967-07 July 1967	01958-09 September 1958
34053	21C153	Sir Keith Park	Brighton	01947-01 January 1947	01965-10 October 1965	01958-11 November 1958	Sellindge (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)	UR
34054	21C154	Lord Beaverbrook	Brighton	01947-01 January 1947	01964-09 September 1964
34055	21C155	Fighter Pilot	Brighton	01947-02 February 1947	01963-06 June 1963
34056	21C156	Croydon	Brighton	01947-02 February 1947	01967-05 May 1967	01960-12 December 1960
34057	21C157	Biggin Hill	Brighton	01947-03 March 1947	01967-05 May 1967
34058	21C158	Sir Frederick Pile	Brighton	01947-03 March 1947	01964-10 October 1964	01960-11 November 1960	Avon Valley Railway (undergoing restoration)	UR
34059	21C159	Sir Archibald Sinclair	Brighton	01947-04 April 1947	01966-05 May 1966	01960-03 March 1960	Bluebell Railway (nearing completion)	UR
34060	21C160	25 Squadron	Brighton	01947-04 April 1947	01967-07 July 1967	01960-11 November 1960
34061	21C161	73 Squadron	Brighton	01947-04 April 1947	01964-08 August 1964
34062	21C162	17 Squadron	Brighton	01947-05 May 1947	01964-06 June 1964	01959-04 April 1959
34063	21C163	229 Squadron	Brighton	01947-05 May 1947	01965-08 August 1965
34064	21C164	Fighter Command	Brighton	01947-07 July 1947	01966-05 May 1966			GOE
34065	21C165	Hurricane	Brighton	01947-07 July 1947	01964-04 April 1964
34066	21C166	Spitfire	Brighton	01947-09 September 1947	01966-09 September 1966
34067	21C167	Tangmere	Brighton	01947-09 September 1947	01963-11 November 1963		Mainline running, home base Southall	C
34068	21C168	Kenley	Brighton	01947-10 October 1947	01963-12 December 1963
34069	21C169	Hawkinge	Brighton	01947-10 October 1947	01963-11 November 1963
34070	21C170	Manston	Brighton	01947-11 November 1947	01964-08 August 1964		Swanage Railway Herston Works	UR

[edit] British Railways batch

BR No.	Name[2]	Builder	When built	Withdrawn	Rebuilt	Preserved/location?	Notes
34071	601 Squadron	Brighton	01948-04 April 1948	01967-04 April 1967	01960-05 May 1960
34072	257 Squadron	Brighton	01948-04 April 1948	01964-06 June 1964		Swanage Railway Herston Works (under overhaul)	C
34073	249 Squadron	Brighton	01948-05 May 1948	01964-06 June 1964		Currently at Bury, for sale	S
34074	46 Squadron	Brighton	01948-05 May 1948	01963-06 June 1963
34075	264 Squadron	Brighton	01948-06 June 1948	01964-04 April 1964
34076	41 Squadron	Brighton	01948-06 June 1948	01966-01 January 1966
34077	603 Squadron	Brighton	01948-07 July 1948	01967-03 March 1967	01960-07 July 1960
34078	222 Squadron	Brighton	01948-07 July 1948	01964-09 September 1964
34079	141 Squadron	Brighton	01948-07 July 1948	01966-02 February 1966
34080	74 Squadron	Brighton	01948-08 August 1948	01964-09 September 1964
34081	92 Squadron	Brighton	01948-09 September 1948	01964-08 August 1964		North Norfolk Railway (Awaiting boiler repairs. Out of ticket)	C
34082	615 Squadron	Brighton	01948-09 September 1948	01966-04 April 1966	01960-04 April 1960
34083	605 Squadron	Brighton	01948-10 October 1948	01964-06 June 1964
34084	253 Squadron	Brighton	01948-11 November 1948	01965-10 October 1965
34085	501 Squadron	Eastleigh	01948-11 November 1948	01965-09 September 1965	01960-06 June 1960
34086	219 Squadron	Brighton	01948-12 December 1948	01966-06 June 1966
34087	145 Squadron	Eastleigh	01948-12 December 1948	01967-07 July 1967	01960-12 December 1960
34088	213 Squadron	Brighton	01948-12 December 1948	01967-03 March 1967	01960-04 April 1960
34089	602 Squadron	Eastleigh	01948-12 December 1948	01967-07 July 1967	01960-11 November 1960
34090	Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway	Brighton	01949-02 February 1949	01967-07 July 1967	01960-08 August 1960
34091	Weymouth	Brighton	01949-09 September 1949	01964-09 September 1964
34092	City of Wells	Brighton	01949-09 September 1949	01964-11 November 1964		Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (under overhaul)	C
34093	Saunton	Brighton	01949-10 October 1949	01967-07 July 1967	01960-05 May 1960		WC/NA
34094	Morthoe	Brighton	01949-10 October 1949	01964-08 August 1964			WC/NA
34095	Brentor	Brighton	01949-10 October 1949	01967-07 July 1967	01961-01 January 1961		WC/NA
34096	Trevone	Brighton	01949-11 November 1949	01964-09 September 1964	01961-04 April 1961		WC/NA
34097	Holsworthy	Brighton	01949-11 November 1949	01967-04 April 1967	01961-03 March 1961		WC/NA
34098	Templecombe	Brighton	01949-12 December 1949	01967-06 June 1967	01961-02 February 1961		WC/NA
34099	Lynmouth	Brighton	01949-12 December 1949	01964-11 November 1964
34100	Appledore	Brighton	01949-12 December 1949	01967-07 July 1967	01960-09 September 1960		WC/NA
34101	Hartland	Eastleigh	01950-02 February 1950	01966-07 July 1966	01960-09 September 1960	North Yorkshire Moors Railway (under overhaul)	C, WC/NA
34102	Lapford	Eastleigh	01950-03 March 1950	01967-07 July 1967			WC/NA
34103	Calstock	Brighton	01950-02 February 1950	01965-09 September 1965			WC/NA
34104	Bere Alston	Eastleigh	01950-04 April 1950	01967-06 June 1967	01961-05 May 1961		WC/NA
34105	Swanage	Brighton	01950-03 March 1950	01964-10 October 1964		Mid Hants Railway (stored pending overhaul & resolution of legal dispute)	C, WC/NA
34106	Lydford	Brighton	March 1950	September 1964			WC/NA
34107	Blandford Forum	Brighton	April 1950	September 1964
34108	Wincanton	Brighton	April 1950	June 1967	May 1961		WC/NA
34109	Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory	Brighton	May 1950	September 1964	March 1961
34110	66 Squadron	Brighton	January 1951	November 1963			BoB/NA

[edit] Location links

• Avon Valley Railway
• Bluebell Railway
• Great Central Railway (preserved)
• Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
• Mid-Hants Railway
• National Railway Museum
• North Norfolk Railway
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway
• Severn Valley Railway
• Southern Locomotives Ltd
• Swanage Railway
• West Somerset Railway

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] 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 1903266238

[edit] External links

• Bulleid Society: WC/BB locomotive summary – Table showing key dates, mileage, running numbers, etc for all class members

[edit] Preserved locomotives

• Wadebridge (34007) Locomotive Ltd. – owners of 34007
• Southern Locomotives Ltd. – owners of 34010, 34028, 34053, 34070 and 34072
• Bulleid Society – owners of 21C123 and 34059 (based at the Bluebell Railway)
• The Battle of Britain Locomotive Society – owners of 34081
• The 34058 Restoration Group
• Great Central Railway – operators of 34039
• Mid-Hants Railway – part-owners and operators of 34016 and 34105