List of Lord Nelson class locomotives

Below is a list of SR Lord Nelson class locomotives. They were named after famous admirals, in an attempt by the Southern Railway's publicity department to promote the channel ports of the Central Section.

No. Name [1] Builder Built Withdrawn Notes
SR BR
850 30850 Lord Nelson Eastleigh Aug. 1926 Aug 1962 Preserved though not running on the mainline for the immediate future.
851 30851 Sir Francis Drake Eastleigh May 1928 Dec 1961
852 30852 Sir Walter Raleigh Eastleigh Jul 1928 Feb 1962
853 30853 Sir Richard Grenville Eastleigh Sep 1928 Mar 1962
854 30854 Howard of Effingham Eastleigh Oct 1928 Sep 1961
855 30855 Robert Blake Eastleigh Oct 1928 Oct 1961
856 30856 Lord St Vincent Eastleigh Nov 1928 Sep 1962
857 30857 Lord Howe Eastleigh Dec 1928 Sep 1962
858 30858 Lord Duncan Eastleigh Jan 1929 Aug 1961
859 30859 Lord Hood Eastleigh Mar 1929 Dec 1961
860 30860 Lord Hawke Eastleigh Dec 1929 Aug 1962
861 30861 Lord Anson Eastleigh Sep 1929 Oct 1962
862 30862 Lord Collingwood Eastleigh Oct 1929 Oct 1962
863 30863 Lord Rodney Eastleigh Oct 1929 Feb 1962
864 30864 Sir Martin Frobisher Eastleigh Nov 1929 Jan 1962 Featured in the opening shots of the 1945 film Waterloo Road
865 30865 Sir John Hawkins Eastleigh Nov 1929 May 1962

References

  1. ^ Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 1975) ISBN 0-90288-843-9