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.

Un-rebuilt Battle of Britain class No. 34072 257 Squadron, as preserved, pictured at Swanage, Dorset

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
• UR – Under Restoration
• WC/NA – West Country locomotive that carried no coat of arms

Southern Railway batch

BR No.	SR No.	Name	Builder	When built	Withdrawn	Rebuilt	Current location of preserved locomotives	Notes
34001	21C101	Exeter	Brighton	000000001945-05-01-0000May 1945	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001957-11-01-0000November 1957
34002	21C102	Salisbury	Brighton	000000001945-06-01-0000June 1945	000000001967-04-01-0000April 1967
34003	21C103	Plymouth	Brighton	000000001945-06-01-0000June 1945	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964	000000001957-09-01-0000September 1957
34004	21C104	Yeovil	Brighton	000000001945-07-01-0000July 1945	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001958-02-01-0000February 1958
34005	21C105	Barnstaple	Brighton	000000001945-07-01-0000July 1945	000000001966-10-01-0000October 1966	000000001957-06-01-0000June 1957
34006	21C106	Bude	Brighton	000000001945-07-01-0000July 1945	000000001967-03-01-0000March 1967
34007	21C107	Wadebridge	Brighton	000000001945-08-01-0000August 1945	000000001965-10-01-0000October 1965		Mid Hants Railway	C, Operational
34008	21C108	Padstow	Brighton	000000001945-09-01-0000September 1945	000000001967-06-01-0000June 1967	000000001960-06-01-0000June 1960
34009	21C109	Lyme Regis	Brighton	000000001945-09-01-0000September 1945	000000001966-10-01-0000October 1966	000000001960-07-01-0000July 1960
34010	21C110	Sidmouth	Brighton	000000001945-09-01-0000September 1945	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965	000000001959-02-01-0000February 1959	Herston Works, Swanage (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)	UR, S
34011	21C111	Tavistock	Brighton	000000001945-10-01-0000October 1945	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
34012	21C112	Launceston	Brighton	000000001945-10-01-0000October 1945	000000001966-12-01-0000December 1966	000000001958-01-01-0000January 1958		WC/NA
34013	21C113	Okehampton	Brighton	000000001945-10-01-0000October 1945	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001957-10-01-0000October 1957
34014	21C114	Budleigh Salterton	Brighton	000000001945-11-01-0000November 1945	000000001965-03-01-0000March 1965	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958
34015	21C115	Exmouth	Brighton	000000001945-11-01-0000November 1945	000000001967-04-01-0000April 1967
34016	21C116	Bodmin	Brighton	000000001945-11-01-0000November 1945	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964	000000001958-04-01-0000April 1958	Mid Hants Railway	C, Stored pending Restoration to Mainline standards
34017	21C117	Ilfracombe	Brighton	000000001945-12-01-0000December 1945	000000001966-10-01-0000October 1966	000000001957-11-01-0000November 1957
34018	21C118	Axminster	Brighton	000000001945-12-01-0000December 1945	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001958-09-01-0000September 1958
34019	21C119	Bideford	Brighton	000000001945-12-01-0000December 1945	000000001967-03-01-0000March 1967
34020	21C120	Seaton	Brighton	000000001945-12-01-0000December 1945	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964
34021	21C121	Dartmoor	Brighton	000000001946-01-01-0000January 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001957-12-01-0000December 1957
34022	21C122	Exmoor	Brighton	000000001946-01-01-0000January 1946	000000001965-04-01-0000April 1965	000000001957-12-01-0000December 1957
34023	21C123	Blackmoor Vale/ Blackmore Vale	Brighton	000000001946-02-01-0000February 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967		Bluebell Railway	C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation), Static Display pending overhaul
34024	21C124	Tamar Valley	Brighton	000000001946-02-01-0000February 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001961-02-01-0000February 1961		WC/NA
34025	21C125	Whimple	Brighton	000000001946-03-01-0000March 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001957-11-01-0000November 1957		WC/NA
34026	21C126	Yes Tor	Brighton	000000001946-03-01-0000March 1946	000000001966-09-01-0000September 1966	000000001958-02-01-0000February 1958		WC/NA
34027	21C127	Taw Valley	Brighton	000000001946-04-01-0000April 1946	000000001964-08-01-0000August 1964	000000001957-09-01-0000September 1957	Severn Valley Railway	C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added in preservation), Under overhaul for possible return to the mainline.
34028	21C128	Eddystone	Brighton	000000001946-04-01-0000April 1946	000000001964-05-01-0000May 1964	000000001957-08-01-0000August 1957	Swanage Railway	C, WC/NA, Operational
34029	21C129	Lundy	Brighton	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964	000000001958-12-01-0000December 1958
34030	21C130	Watersmeet	Brighton	000000001946-05-01-0000May 1946	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964
34031	21C131	Torrington	Brighton	000000001946-06-01-0000June 1946	000000001965-02-01-0000February 1965	000000001958-12-01-0000December 1958
34032	21C132	Camelford	Brighton	000000001946-06-01-0000June 1946	000000001966-10-01-0000October 1966	000000001960-10-01-0000October 1960		WC/NA
34033	21C133	Chard	Brighton	000000001946-07-01-0000July 1946	000000001965-12-01-0000December 1965			WC/NA
34034	21C134	Honiton	Brighton	000000001946-07-01-0000July 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-08-01-0000August 1960		WC/NA
34035	21C135	Shaftesbury	Brighton	000000001946-07-01-0000July 1946	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963			WC/NA
34036	21C136	Westward Ho	Brighton	000000001946-07-01-0000July 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-09-01-0000September 1960		WC/NA
34037	21C137	Clovelly	Brighton	000000001946-08-01-0000August 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958		WC/NA
34038	21C138	Lynton	Brighton	000000001946-09-01-0000September 1946	000000001966-06-01-0000June 1966
34039	21C139	Boscastle	Brighton	000000001946-09-01-0000September 1946	000000001965-05-01-0000May 1965	000000001959-01-01-0000January 1959	Great Central Railway	C, WC/NA, Under overhaul
34040	21C140	Crewkerne	Brighton	000000001946-09-01-0000September 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-10-01-0000October 1960
34041	21C141	Wilton	Brighton	000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946	000000001966-01-01-0000January 1966			WC/NA
34042	21C142	Dorchester	Brighton	000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946	000000001965-10-01-0000October 1965	000000001959-01-01-0000January 1959
34043	21C143	Combe Martin	Brighton	000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963			WC/NA. Also featured in The Titfield Thunderbolt as the Bulleid Pacific in the opening scene.
34044	21C144	Woolacombe	Brighton	000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946	000000001967-05-01-0000May 1967	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960		WC/NA
34045	21C145	Ottery St Mary	Brighton	000000001946-10-01-0000October 1946	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964	000000001958-10-01-0000October 1958		WC/NA
34046	21C146	Braunton	Brighton	000000001946-11-01-0000November 1946	000000001965-10-01-0000October 1965	000000001959-02-01-0000February 1959	Owned by Jeremy Hosking, operated by the West Somerset Railway Association	WC/NA New Coat of Arms added in Preservation. Returned to steam in December 2012 after undergoing work at Ian Riley's workshop in Bury to mainline standards. Operational
34047	21C147	Callington	Brighton	000000001946-11-01-0000November 1946	000000001967-06-01-0000June 1967	000000001958-10-01-0000October 1958		WC/NA
34048	21C148	Crediton	Brighton	000000001946-11-01-0000November 1946	000000001966-03-01-0000March 1966	000000001959-03-01-0000March 1959
34049	21C149	Anti-Aircraft Command	Brighton	000000001946-12-01-0000December 1946	000000001963-12-01-0000December 1963
34050	21C150	Royal Observer Corps	Brighton	000000001946-12-01-0000December 1946	000000001965-08-01-0000August 1965	000000001958-08-01-0000August 1958
34051	21C151	Winston Churchill	Brighton	000000001946-12-01-0000December 1946	000000001965-09-01-0000September 1965		National Railway Museum	C, Static exhibit. Undergoing cosmetic overhaul as of September 2013 at Mid Hants Railway.
34052	21C152	Lord Dowding	Brighton	000000001946-12-01-0000December 1946	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001958-09-01-0000September 1958
34053	21C153	Sir Keith Park	Brighton	000000001947-01-01-0000January 1947	000000001965-10-01-0000October 1965	000000001958-11-01-0000November 1958	Severn Valley Railway	C, Operational
34054	21C154	Lord Beaverbrook	Brighton	000000001947-01-01-0000January 1947	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964
34055	21C155	Fighter Pilot	Brighton	000000001947-02-01-0000February 1947	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963
34056	21C156	Croydon	Brighton	000000001947-02-01-0000February 1947	000000001967-05-01-0000May 1967	000000001960-12-01-0000December 1960
34057	21C157	Biggin Hill	Brighton	000000001947-03-01-0000March 1947	000000001967-05-01-0000May 1967
34058	21C158	Sir Frederick Pile	Brighton	000000001947-03-01-0000March 1947	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964	000000001960-11-01-0000November 1960	Mid Hants Railway	UR
34059	21C159	Sir Archibald Sinclair	Brighton	000000001947-04-01-0000April 1947	000000001966-05-01-0000May 1966	000000001960-03-01-0000March 1960	Bluebell Railway	C, Undergoing firebox repairs.
34060	21C160	25 Squadron	Brighton	000000001947-04-01-0000April 1947	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-11-01-0000November 1960
34061	21C161	73 Squadron	Brighton	000000001947-04-01-0000April 1947	000000001964-08-01-0000August 1964
34062	21C162	17 Squadron	Brighton	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964	000000001959-04-01-0000April 1959
34063	21C163	229 Squadron	Brighton	000000001947-05-01-0000May 1947	000000001965-08-01-0000August 1965
34064	21C164	Fighter Command	Brighton	000000001947-07-01-0000July 1947	000000001966-05-01-0000May 1966			GOE
34065	21C165	Hurricane	Brighton	000000001947-07-01-0000July 1947	000000001964-04-01-0000April 1964
34066	21C166	Spitfire	Brighton	000000001947-09-01-0000September 1947	000000001966-09-01-0000September 1966			Locomotive involved in the Lewisham disaster, 4 December 1957.
34067	21C167	Tangmere	Brighton	000000001947-09-01-0000September 1947	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963		Mainline running, Home base at Southall	C, Operational
34068	21C168	Kenley	Brighton	000000001947-10-01-0000October 1947	000000001963-12-01-0000December 1963
34069	21C169	Hawkinge	Brighton	000000001947-10-01-0000October 1947	000000001963-11-01-0000November 1963
34070	21C170	Manston	Brighton	000000001947-11-01-0000November 1947	000000001964-08-01-0000August 1964		Swanage Railway	C, Operational

British Railways batch

BR No.	Name	Builder	When built	Withdrawn	Rebuilt	Location of preserved locomotives	Notes
34071	601 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-04-01-0000April 1948	000000001967-04-01-0000April 1967	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960
34072	257 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-04-01-0000April 1948	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964		Herston Works, Swanage (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)	C, Under overhaul
34073	249 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-05-01-0000May 1948	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964		Bury	S, Under restoration
34074	46 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-05-01-0000May 1948	000000001963-06-01-0000June 1963
34075	264 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-06-01-0000June 1948	000000001964-04-01-0000April 1964
34076	41 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-06-01-0000June 1948	000000001966-01-01-0000January 1966
34077	603 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-07-01-0000July 1948	000000001967-03-01-0000March 1967	000000001960-07-01-0000July 1960
34078	222 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-07-01-0000July 1948	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964
34079	141 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-07-01-0000July 1948	000000001966-02-01-0000February 1966
34080	74 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-08-01-0000August 1948	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964
34081	92 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-09-01-0000September 1948	000000001964-08-01-0000August 1964		Nene Valley Railway	C, Under overhaul
34082	615 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-09-01-0000September 1948	000000001966-04-01-0000April 1966	000000001960-04-01-0000April 1960
34083	605 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-10-01-0000October 1948	000000001964-06-01-0000June 1964
34084	253 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-11-01-0000November 1948	000000001965-10-01-0000October 1965
34085	501 Squadron	Eastleigh	000000001948-11-01-0000November 1948	000000001965-09-01-0000September 1965	000000001960-06-01-0000June 1960
34086	219 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-12-01-0000December 1948	000000001966-06-01-0000June 1966
34087	145 Squadron	Eastleigh	000000001948-12-01-0000December 1948	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-12-01-0000December 1960
34088	213 Squadron	Brighton	000000001948-12-01-0000December 1948	000000001967-03-01-0000March 1967	000000001960-04-01-0000April 1960
34089	602 Squadron	Eastleigh	000000001948-12-01-0000December 1948	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-11-01-0000November 1960
34090	Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway	Brighton	000000001949-02-01-0000February 1949	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-08-01-0000August 1960
34091	Weymouth	Brighton	000000001949-09-01-0000September 1949	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964
34092	City of Wells	Brighton	000000001949-09-01-0000September 1949	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964		Keighley and Worth Valley Railway	C, GOE, Under overhaul to Mainline Standards
34093	Saunton	Brighton	000000001949-10-01-0000October 1949	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-05-01-0000May 1960		WC/NA
34094	Mortehoe	Brighton	000000001949-10-01-0000October 1949	000000001964-08-01-0000August 1964			WC/NA
34095	Brentor	Eastleigh	000000001949-10-01-0000October 1949	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001961-01-01-0000January 1961		WC/NA
34096	Trevone	Brighton	000000001949-11-01-0000November 1949	000000001964-09-01-0000September 1964	000000001961-04-01-0000April 1961		WC/NA
34097	Holsworthy	Brighton	000000001949-11-01-0000November 1949	000000001967-04-01-0000April 1967	000000001961-03-01-0000March 1961		WC/NA
34098	Templecombe	Brighton	000000001949-12-01-0000December 1949	000000001967-06-01-0000June 1967	000000001961-02-01-0000February 1961		WC/NA
34099	Lynmouth	Brighton	000000001949-12-01-0000December 1949	000000001964-11-01-0000November 1964
34100	Appledore	Brighton	000000001949-12-01-0000December 1949	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967	000000001960-09-01-0000September 1960		WC/NA
34101	Hartland	Eastleigh	000000001950-02-01-0000February 1950	000000001966-07-01-0000July 1966	000000001960-09-01-0000September 1960	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	C, WC/NA Under overhaul
34102	Lapford	Eastleigh	000000001950-03-01-0000March 1950	000000001967-07-01-0000July 1967			WC/NA
34103	Calstock	Brighton	000000001950-02-01-0000February 1950	000000001965-09-01-0000September 1965			WC/NA
34104	Bere Alston	Eastleigh	000000001950-04-01-0000April 1950	000000001967-06-01-0000June 1967	000000001961-05-01-0000May 1961		WC/NA
34105	Swanage	Brighton	000000001950-03-01-0000March 1950	000000001964-10-01-0000October 1964		Mid Hants Railway	C, WC/NA Under overhaul
34106	Lydford	Brighton	March 1950	September 1964			WC/NA
34107	Blandford Forum	Brighton	April 1950	September 1964
34108	Wincanton	Brighton	April 1950	June 1967	May 1961		WC/NA
34109	Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory	Brighton	May 1950	September 1964	March 1961
34110	66 Squadron	Brighton	January 1951	November 1963			BoB/NA

Location links

• 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

• 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

• 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 21C123 (based at the Bluebell Railway)
• The Battle of Britain Locomotive Society – owners of 34081
• The 34058 Restoration Group
• Restoration of 34046 Braunton @ WSR