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List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives

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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 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.

Contents

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
  • 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
  • References

    List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives Wikipedia


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