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.

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 locomotivesBR No.SR No.NameBurridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big FourBuilderBuiltRebuiltWithdrawnCurrent location of Preserved LocomotivesImageNotes 34001 21C101 Exeter Brighton 34002 21C102 Salisbury Brighton 34003 21C103 Plymouth Brighton 34004 21C104 Yeovil Brighton 34005 21C105 Barnstaple Brighton 34006 21C106 Bude Brighton 34007 21C107 Wadebridge Brighton Mid Hants RailwayC, Withdrawn (2016) undergoing an exam for overhaul . Oldest surviving light pacific. 34008 21C108 Padstow Brighton 34009 21C109 Lyme Regis Brighton 34010 21C110 Sidmouth Brighton Tyseley/Sellindge, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)S,Under restoration. 34011 21C111 Tavistock Brighton 34012 21C112 Launceston Brighton 34013 21C113 Okehampton Brighton 34014 21C114 Budleigh Salterton Brighton 34015 21C115 Exmouth Brighton 34016 21C116 Bodmin Brighton Carnforth C,Undergoing Restoration to Mainline standards 34017 21C117 Ilfracombe Brighton 34018 21C118 Axminster Brighton 34019 21C119 Bideford Brighton 34020 21C120 Seaton Brighton 34021 21C121 Dartmoor Brighton 34022 21C122 Exmoor Brighton WC/NA 34023 21C123 Blackmoor Vale/Blackmore Vale Brighton 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 WC/NA 34025 21C125 Rough Tor/Whimple Brighton WC/NA/Renamed "Whimple" 1948 34026 21C126 Yes Tor Brighton WC/NA 34027 21C127 Taw Valley Brighton Severn Valley RailwayC, 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 Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.) C,WC/NA, Operational. 34029 21C129 Lundy Brighton WC/NA 34030 21C130 Watersmeet Brighton WC/NA 34031 21C131 Torrington Brighton 34032 21C132 Camelford Brighton WC/NA 34033 21C133 Chard Brighton WC/NA 34034 21C134 Honiton Brighton 34035 21C135 Shaftesbury Brighton WC/NA 34036 21C136 Westward Ho Brighton WC/NA 34037 21C137 Clovelly Brighton WC/NA 34038 21C138 Lynton Brighton WC/NA 34039 21C139 Boscastle Brighton Great Central Railway C, WC/NA, Under overhaul 34040 21C140 Crewkerne Brighton 34041 21C141 Wilton Brighton WC/NA 34042 21C142 Dorchester Brighton 34043 21C143 Combe Martin Brighton WC/NA. Also featured in The Titfield Thunderbolt as the Bulleid Pacific in the opening scene. 34044 21C144 Woolacombe Brighton WC/NA 34045 21C145 Ottery St Mary Brighton WC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, in 1964 34046 21C146 Braunton Brighton Mainline Certified,Home base at Southall C, WC/NA Operational, Mainline Certified. Owned by Jeremy Hosking, Operated by Locomotive Services 34047 21C147 Callington Brighton WC/NA 34048 21C148 Crediton Brighton 34049 21C149 Anti-Aircraft Command Brighton 34050 21C150 Royal Observer Corps Brighton 34051 21C151 Winston Churchill Brighton National Railway Museum C, Static exhibit at National Railway Museum Shildon after cosmetic overhaul at Mid Hants Railway. 34052 21C152 Lord Dowding Brighton 34053 21C153 Sir Keith Park Brighton Spa Valley Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)C,Operational. 34054 21C154 Lord Beaverbrook Brighton 34055 21C155 Fighter Pilot Brighton 34056 21C156 Croydon Brighton 34057 21C157 Biggin Hill Brighton 34058 21C158 Sir Frederick Pile Brighton Sellindge, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)S,Under restoration. 34059 21C159 Sir Archibald Sinclair Brighton Bluebell RailwayC,Operational. 34060 21C160 25 Squadron Brighton 34061 21C161 73 Squadron Brighton 34062 21C162 17 Squadron Brighton 34063 21C163 229 Squadron Brighton 34064 21C164 Fighter Command Brighton GOE 34065 21C165 Hurricane Brighton 34066 21C166 Spitfire Brighton Locomotive involved in the Lewisham disaster, 4 December 1957. Considered a candidate for preservation. 34067 21C167 Tangmere Brighton Mainline Certified,Carnforth MPD Operational on the Main Line. 34068 21C168 Kenley Brighton 34069 21C169 Hawkinge Brighton 34070 21C170 Manston Brighton Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)C,Operational.

British Railways batch + Battle of Britain and West Country class locomotivesBR No.NameBuilderBuiltRebuiltWithdrawnLocation of Preserved LocomotivesImageNotes 34071 601 Squadron Brighton 34072 257 Squadron Brighton Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)C,Operational 34073 249 Squadron Brighton Carnforth MPD 34074 46 Squadron Brighton 34075 264 Squadron Brighton 34076 41 Squadron Brighton 34077 603 Squadron Brighton 34078 222 Squadron Brighton 34079 141 Squadron Brighton 34080 74 Squadron Brighton 34081 92 Squadron Brighton East Lancashire RailwayMoved from the Nene Valley Railway in 2024 34082 615 Squadron Brighton 34083 605 Squadron Brighton 34084 253 Squadron Brighton 34085 501 Squadron Brighton 34086 219 Squadron Brighton Considered a candidate for preservation. 34087 145 Squadron Brighton 34088 213 Squadron Brighton 34089 602 Squadron Brighton 34090 Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway Brighton 34091 Weymouth Brighton 34092 Wells Brighton East Lancashire Railway. Renamed "City of Wells" 1950 C, GOE, Undergoing overhaul 34093 Saunton Brighton WC/NA 34094 Mortehoe Brighton WC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, 1965 34095 Brentor Eastleigh WC/NA 34096 Trevone Brighton WC/NA 34097 Holsworthy Eastleigh WC/NA 34098 Templecombe Brighton WC/NA 34099 Lynmouth Eastleigh 34100 Appledore Brighton WC/NA 34101 Hartland Eastleigh North Yorkshire Moors Railway C, WC/NAUnder overhaul 34102 Lapford Eastleigh WC/NA 34103 Calstock Brighton WC/NA 34104 Bere Alston Eastleigh WC/NA 34105 Swanage Brighton Mid Hants Railway C, WC/NAUnder 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 1950May 1961June 1967 WC/NA 34109 Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory Brighton May 1950March 1961September 1964 34110 66 Squadron Brighton January 1951 November 1963 BoB/NA

Location links Bluebell Railway Great Central Railway (preserved) Keighley and Worth Valley Railway National Railway Museum Nene Valley Railway North Norfolk Railway North Yorkshire Moors Railway Severn Valley Railway Southern Locomotives Ltd Swanage Railway Watercress Line West Somerset Railway

Footnotes

References Creer, S & Morrison, B: The Power of the Bulleid Pacifics (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 2001) Derry, Richard: The Book of the West Country and Battle of Britain Pacifics (Irwell Press, February 2002)

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

Preserved locomotives Wadebridge (34007) Locomotive Ltd. – owners of 34007 Southern Locomotives Ltd. – owners of 34010, 34028, 34053, 34070 and 34072 Bulleid Society – owners of 34023 (based at the Bluebell Railway) The Battle of Britain Locomotive Society – owners of 34081 The 34058 Restoration Group Restoration of 34046 Braunton @ WSR