List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives
Unrebuilt Battle of Britain class No. 34072 257 Squadron , as preserved, pictured at Swanage, Dorset in 2019
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]
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
West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives
BR No.
SR No.
Name[ 3]
Builder
Built
Rebuilt
Withdrawn
Current Location of Preserved Locomotives
Image
Notes
34001
21C101
Exeter
Brighton
May 1945
November 1957
July 1967
34002
21C102
Salisbury
Brighton
June 1945
April 1967
34003
21C103
Plymouth
Brighton
June 1945
September 1957
September 1964
34004
21C104
Yeovil
Brighton
July 1945
February 1958
July 1967
34005
21C105
Barnstaple
Brighton
July 1945
June 1957
October 1966
34006
21C106
Bude
Brighton
July 1945
March 1967
34007
21C107
Wadebridge
Brighton
August 1945
October 1965
Mid Hants Railway
C, Withdrawn (2016) undergoing an exam for overhaul . Oldest surviving light pacific.
34008
21C108
Padstow
Brighton
September 1945
June 1960
June 1967
34009
21C109
Lyme Regis
Brighton
September 1945
July 1960
October 1966
34010
21C110
Sidmouth
Brighton
September 1945
February 1959
March 1965
Tyseley/Sellindge, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)
S, Under restoration.
34011
21C111
Tavistock
Brighton
October 1945
November 1963
34012
21C112
Launceston
Brighton
October 1945
January 1958
December 1966
34013
21C113
Okehampton
Brighton
October 1945
October 1957
July 1967
34014
21C114
Budleigh Salterton
Brighton
November 1945
March 1958
March 1965
34015
21C115
Exmouth
Brighton
November 1945
April 1967
34016
21C116
Bodmin
Brighton
November 1945
April 1958
June 1964
Carnforth
C, Undergoing Restoration to Mainline standards
34017
21C117
Ilfracombe
Brighton
December 1945
November 1957
October 1966
34018
21C118
Axminster
Brighton
December 1945
September 1958
July 1967
34019
21C119
Bideford
Brighton
December 1945
March 1967
34020
21C120
Seaton
Brighton
December 1945
September 1964
34021
21C121
Dartmoor
Brighton
January 1946
December 1957
July 1967
34022
21C122
Exmoor
Brighton
January 1946
December 1957
April 1965
WC/NA
34023
21C123
Blackmoor Vale /Blackmore Vale
Brighton
February 1946
July 1967
Bluebell Railway
C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation), Static display awaiting overhaul (at Horsted Keynes)
34024
21C124
Tamar Valley
Brighton
February 1946
February 1961
July 1967
WC/NA
34025
21C125
Rough Tor /Whimple
Brighton
March 1946
November 1957
July 1967
WC/NA/ Renamed "Whimple" 1948[ 4]
34026
21C126
Yes Tor
Brighton
March 1946
February 1958
September 1966
WC/NA
34027
21C127
Taw Valley
Brighton
April 1946
September 1957
August 1964
Severn Valley Railway
C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation), Operational (Loco is air braked but won't be going mainline).
34028
21C128
Eddystone
Brighton
April 1946
August 1957
May 1964
Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)
C, WC/NA, Operational.
34029
21C129
Lundy
Brighton
May 1946
December 1958
September 1964
WC/NA
34030
21C130
Watersmeet
Brighton
May 1946
September 1964
WC/NA
34031
21C131
Torrington
Brighton
June 1946
December 1958
February 1965
34032
21C132
Camelford
Brighton
June 1946
October 1960
October 1966
WC/NA
34033
21C133
Chard
Brighton
July 1946
December 1965
WC/NA
34034
21C134
Honiton
Brighton
July 1946
August 1960
July 1967
34035
21C135
Shaftesbury
Brighton
July 1946
June 1963
WC/NA
34036
21C136
Westward Ho
Brighton
July 1946
September 1960
July 1967
WC/NA
34037
21C137
Clovelly
Brighton
August 1946
March 1958
July 1967
WC/NA
34038
21C138
Lynton
Brighton
September 1946
June 1966
WC/NA
34039
21C139
Boscastle
Brighton
September 1946
January 1959
May 1965
Great Central Railway
C, WC/NA, Under overhaul
34040
21C140
Crewkerne
Brighton
September 1946
October 1960
July 1967
34041
21C141
Wilton
Brighton
October 1946
January 1966
WC/NA
34042
21C142
Dorchester
Brighton
October 1946
January 1959
October 1965
34043
21C143
Combe Martin
Brighton
October 1946
June 1963
WC/NA. Also featured in The Titfield Thunderbolt as the Bulleid Pacific in the opening scene.
34044
21C144
Woolacombe
Brighton
October 1946
May 1960
May 1967
WC/NA
34045
21C145
Ottery St Mary
Brighton
October 1946
October 1958
June 1964
WC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, in 1964
34046
21C146
Braunton
Brighton
November 1946
February 1959
October 1965
Mainline Certified, Home base at Southall
C, WC/NA Operational, Mainline Certified. Owned by Jeremy Hosking , Operated by Locomotive Services
34047
21C147
Callington
Brighton
November 1946
October 1958
June 1967
WC/NA
34048
21C148
Crediton
Brighton
November 1946
March 1959
March 1966
34049
21C149
Anti-Aircraft Command
Brighton
December 1946
December 1963
34050
21C150
Royal Observer Corps
Brighton
December 1946
August 1958
August 1965
34051
21C151
Winston Churchill
Brighton
December 1946
September 1965
National Railway Museum
C, Static exhibit at National Railway Museum Shildon after cosmetic overhaul at Mid Hants Railway.
34052
21C152
Lord Dowding
Brighton
December 1946
September 1958
July 1967
34053
21C153
Sir Keith Park
Brighton
January 1947
November 1958
October 1965
Tyseley/Herston Works, Swanage. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)
C, Heavy Overhaul.
34054
21C154
Lord Beaverbrook
Brighton
January 1947
September 1964
34055
21C155
Fighter Pilot
Brighton
February 1947
June 1963
34056
21C156
Croydon
Brighton
February 1947
December 1960
May 1967
34057
21C157
Biggin Hill
Brighton
March 1947
May 1967
34058
21C158
Sir Frederick Pile
Brighton
March 1947
November 1960
October 1964
Sellindge, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)
S, Under restoration.
34059
21C159
Sir Archibald Sinclair
Brighton
April 1947
March 1960
May 1966
Bluebell Railway
C, Operational.
34060
21C160
25 Squadron
Brighton
April 1947
November 1960
July 1967
34061
21C161
73 Squadron
Brighton
April 1947
August 1964
34062
21C162
17 Squadron
Brighton
May 1947
April 1959
June 1964
34063
21C163
229 Squadron
Brighton
May 1947
August 1965
34064
21C164
Fighter Command
Brighton
July 1947
May 1966
GOE
34065
21C165
Hurricane
Brighton
July 1947
April 1964
34066
21C166
Spitfire
Brighton
September 1947
September 1966
Locomotive involved in the Lewisham disaster , 4 December 1957. Considered a candidate for preservation.
34067
21C167
Tangmere
Brighton
September 1947
November 1963
Mainline Certified, Carnforth MPD
Operational on the Main Line.
34068
21C168
Kenley
Brighton
October 1947
December 1963
34069
21C169
Hawkinge
Brighton
October 1947
November 1963
34070
21C170
Manston
Brighton
November 1947
August 1964
Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)
C, Operational.
British Railways batch
Battle of Britain and West Country class locomotives
BR No.
Name[ 3]
Builder
Built
Rebuilt
Withdrawn
Location of Preserved Locomotives
Image
Notes
34071
601 Squadron
Brighton
April 1948
May 1960
April 1967
34072
257 Squadron
Brighton
April 1948
June 1964
Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)
C, Operational
34073
249 Squadron
Brighton
May 1948
June 1964
Carnforth MPD
34074
46 Squadron
Brighton
May 1948
June 1963
34075
264 Squadron
Brighton
June 1948
April 1964
34076
41 Squadron
Brighton
June 1948
January 1966
34077
603 Squadron
Brighton
July 1948
July 1960
March 1967
34078
222 Squadron
Brighton
July 1948
September 1964
34079
141 Squadron
Brighton
July 1948
February 1966
34080
74 Squadron
Brighton
August 1948
September 1964
34081
92 Squadron
Brighton
September 1948
August 1964
Nene Valley Railway
C, Operational; returned to working order in 2017 after a seven year overhaul
34082
615 Squadron
Brighton
September 1948
April 1960
April 1966
34083
605 Squadron
Brighton
October 1948
June 1964
34084
253 Squadron
Brighton
November 1948
October 1965
34085
501 Squadron
Brighton
November 1948
June 1960
September 1965
34086
219 Squadron
Brighton
December 1948
June 1966
Considered a candidate for preservation.
34087
145 Squadron
Brighton
December 1948
December 1960
July 1967
34088
213 Squadron
Brighton
December 1948
April 1960
March 1967
34089
602 Squadron
Brighton
December 1948
November 1960
July 1967
34090
Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway
Brighton
February 1949
August 1960
July 1967
34091
Weymouth
Brighton
September 1949
September 1964
34092
Wells
Brighton
September 1949
November 1964
East Lancashire Railway. Renamed "City of Wells" 1950
C, GOE, Undergoing overhaul
34093
Saunton
Brighton
October 1949
May 1960
July 1967
WC/NA
34094
Mortehoe
Brighton
October 1949
August 1964
WC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, 1965
34095
Brentor
Eastleigh
October 1949
January 1961
July 1967
WC/NA
34096
Trevone
Brighton
November 1949
April 1961
September 1964
WC/NA
34097
Holsworthy
Eastleigh
November 1949
March 1961
April 1967
WC/NA
34098
Templecombe
Brighton
December 1949
February 1961
June 1967
WC/NA
34099
Lynmouth
Eastleigh
December 1949
November 1964
34100
Appledore
Brighton
December 1949
September 1960
July 1967
WC/NA
34101
Hartland
Eastleigh
February 1950
September 1960
July 1966
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
C, WC/NA Under overhaul
34102
Lapford
Eastleigh
March 1950
July 1967
WC/NA
34103
Calstock
Brighton
February 1950
September 1965
WC/NA
34104
Bere Alston
Eastleigh
April 1950
May 1961
June 1967
WC/NA
34105
Swanage
Brighton
March 1950
October 1964
Mid Hants Railway
C, WC/NA Under overhaul. Youngest surviving light pacific.
34106
Lydford
Brighton
March 1950
September 1964
WC/NA
34107
Blandford Forum
Brighton
April 1950
September 1964
34108
Wincanton
Brighton
April 1950
May 1961
June 1967
WC/NA
34109
Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Brighton
May 1950
March 1961
September 1964
34110
66 Squadron
Brighton
January 1951
November 1963
BoB/NA
Location links
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
External links
Preserved locomotives