List of SR V "Schools" class locomotives

Below are the names and numbers of the SR V "Schools" class locomotives designed by Richard Maunsell. Another successful publicity campaign by the Southern Railway when named from 1930 onwards, they represented the public schools of the south of England, initially due to their proximity to the railway that served them. The class naming process consisted of pupils attending these schools visiting "their" engine during the naming ceremonies.

Number Name[1] Builder Built Withdrawn Notes
SR BR
900 30900 Eton Eastleigh 1930
901 30901 Winchester Eastleigh 1930 1962
902 30902 Wellington Eastleigh 1930 1962
903 30903 Charterhouse Eastleigh 1930 1962
904 30904 Lancing Eastleigh 1930 1961
905 30905 Tonbridge Eastleigh 1930 1961 Fitted with high sided self trimming tender (ex 30932) from August 1958 to withdrawal.
906 30906 Sherborne Eastleigh 1930 1962
907 30907 Dulwich Eastleigh 1930 1961
908 30908 Westminster Eastleigh 1930 1961
909 30909 St Pauls Eastleigh 1930 1962
910 30910 Merchant Taylors Eastleigh 1933 1961
911 30911 Dover Eastleigh 1933 1962
912 30912 Downside Eastleigh 1933 1962
913 30913 Christ's Hospital Eastleigh 1933 1962
914 30914 Eastbourne Eastleigh 1933 1961
915 30915 Brighton Eastleigh 1933 1962
916 30916 Whitgift Eastleigh 1934 1962
917 30917 Ardingly Eastleigh 1934 1962
918 30918 Hurstpierpoint Eastleigh 1934 1961
919 30919 Harrow Eastleigh 1934 1961
920 30920 Rugby Eastleigh 1934 1961
921 30921 Shrewsbury Eastleigh 1934 1962
922 30922 Marlborough Eastleigh 1934 1961
923 30923 Bradfield Eastleigh 1934 1962 Engine 923 was originally named Uppingham, but was renamed following objections from the school.
924 30924 Haileybury Eastleigh 1934 1962
925 30925 Cheltenham Eastleigh 1934 1962 Preserved as part of the National Collection at the National Railway Museum, York
926 30926 Repton Eastleigh 1934 1962 Currently preserved on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway having been repatriated from North America. Only class member in steam as of June 2009
927 30927 Clifton Eastleigh 1934 1962
928 30928 Stowe Eastleigh 1934 1962 Preserved on the Bluebell Railway. Purchased by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu direct from British Railways service in 1962. Awaiting overhaul and restoration of firebox as of June 2009
929 30929 Malvern Eastleigh 1934 1962
930 30930 Radley Eastleigh 1934 1962
931 30931 King's - Wimbledon Eastleigh 1934 1961 Name as it appears on a surviving numberplate includes both the apostrophe and the dash
932 30932 Blundell's Eastleigh 1934 1961 Fitted with high sided self trimming tender from June 1938 to August 1958 when a tender exchange took place with 30905. The nameplate did include an apostrophe as the product photograph of the model introduced by Hornby in 2009 shows.[2] The locomotive featured in the opening shots of the 1945 film Waterloo Road.
933 30933 Kings Canterbury Eastleigh 1934 1961
934 30934 St Lawrence Eastleigh 1934 1962
935 30935 Sevenoaks Eastleigh 1934 1962
936 30936 Cranleigh Eastleigh 1934 1962
937 30937 Epsom Eastleigh 1934 1962
938 30938 St Olaves Eastleigh 1934 1961
939 30939 Leatherhead Eastleigh 1934 1961

Remaining artefacts of other class members

When the locomotives were withdrawn from service, BR presented their nameplates to the appropriate schools.

References

  1. ^ Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 1975) ISBN 0-902888-43-9
  2. ^ http://www.hornby.com/locomotives-89/r2744x/product.html