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.

Table of locomotive details

Key to notes:
BR No.SR No.Name
BuilderWhen builtWithdrawnRebuilt
Current location of preserved locomotives
Notes
3400121C101ExeterBrighton
3400221C102SalisburyBrighton
3400321C103PlymouthBrighton
3400421C104YeovilBrighton
3400521C105BarnstapleBrighton
3400621C106BudeBrighton
3400721C107WadebridgeBrightonMid Hants RailwayC, Withdrawn pending overhaul, oldest surviving light pacific.
3400821C108PadstowBrighton
3400921C109Lyme RegisBrighton
3401021C110SidmouthBrightonHerston Works, Swanage Under restoration
3401121C111TavistockBrighton
3401221C112LauncestonBrighton
3401321C113OkehamptonBrighton
3401421C114Budleigh SaltertonBrighton
3401521C115ExmouthBrighton
3401621C116BodminBrightonCarnforthC,
Undergoing Restoration to Mainline standards
3401721C117IlfracombeBrighton
3401821C118AxminsterBrighton
3401921C119BidefordBrighton
3402021C120SeatonBrighton
3402121C121DartmoorBrighton
3402221C122ExmoorBrightonWC/NA
3402321C123Blackmoor Vale/
Blackmore Vale		BrightonBluebell RailwayC, WC/NA
, Static Display pending overhaul
3402421C124Tamar ValleyBrightonWC/NA
3402521C125WhimpleBrightonWC/NA
3402621C126Yes TorBrightonWC/NA
3402721C127Taw ValleyBrightonSevern Valley RailwayC, WC/NA,
Operational.
3402821C128EddystoneBrightonSwanage RailwayC, WC/NA, Under overhaul
3402921C129LundyBrightonWC/NA
3403021C130WatersmeetBrightonWC/NA
3403121C131TorringtonBrighton
3403221C132CamelfordBrightonWC/NA
3403321C133ChardBrightonWC/NA
3403421C134HonitonBrighton
3403521C135ShaftesburyBrightonWC/NA
3403621C136Westward HoBrightonWC/NA
3403721C137ClovellyBrightonWC/NA
3403821C138LyntonBrightonWC/NA
3403921C139BoscastleBrightonGreat Central RailwayC, WC/NA, Under overhaul
3404021C140CrewkerneBrighton
3404121C141WiltonBrightonWC/NA
3404221C142DorchesterBrighton
3404321C143Combe MartinBrightonWC/NA. Also featured in The Titfield Thunderbolt as the Bulleid Pacific in the opening scene.
3404421C144WoolacombeBrightonWC/NA
3404521C145Ottery St MaryBrightonWC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, in 1964
3404621C146BrauntonBrightonMainline Certified,
Home base at Southall		C, WC/NA
Operational, Mainline Certified. Owned by Jeremy Hosking, operated by Locomotive Services Ltd.
3404721C147CallingtonBrightonWC/NA
3404821C148CreditonBrighton
3404921C149Anti-Aircraft CommandBrighton
3405021C150Royal Observer CorpsBrighton
3405121C151Winston ChurchillBrightonNational Railway MuseumC, Static exhibit at National Railway Museum Shildon after cosmetic overhaul at Mid Hants Railway.
3405221C152Lord DowdingBrighton
3405321C153Sir Keith ParkBrightonTyseley Locomotive WorksReturned to Swanage after bottom-end overhaul at Tyseley and now back in service
3405421C154Lord BeaverbrookBrighton
3405521C155Fighter PilotBrighton
3405621C156CroydonBrighton
3405721C157Biggin HillBrighton
3405821C158Sir Frederick PileBrightonMid Hants RailwayS
3405921C159Sir Archibald SinclairBrightonBluebell RailwayC, Undergoing firebox repairs.
3406021C16025 SquadronBrighton
3406121C16173 SquadronBrighton
3406221C16217 SquadronBrighton
3406321C163229 SquadronBrighton
3406421C164Fighter CommandBrightonGOE
3406521C165HurricaneBrighton
3406621C166SpitfireBrightonLocomotive involved in the Lewisham disaster, 4 December 1957.
3406721C167TangmereBrightonMainline Certified,
Carnforth MPD		C, Withdrawn, undergoing mainline standard overhaul at Carnforth
3406821C168KenleyBrighton
3406921C169HawkingeBrighton
3407021C170ManstonBrightonTyseley Locomotive worksC, Undergoing preparation work for 10 yearly overhaul

British Railways batch

BR No.Name
BuilderWhen built
Withdrawn
Rebuilt
Location of preserved locomotives
Notes
34071601 SquadronBrighton
34072257 SquadronBrightonSwanage RailwayOperational
34073249 SquadronBrightonCarnforth MPD
3407446 SquadronBrighton
34075264 SquadronBrighton
3407641 SquadronBrighton
34077603 SquadronBrighton
34078222 SquadronBrighton
34079141 SquadronBrighton
3408074 SquadronBrighton
3408192 SquadronBrightonNene Valley RailwayC, Operational
34082615 SquadronBrighton
34083605 SquadronBrighton
34084253 SquadronBrighton
34085501 SquadronBrighton
34086219 SquadronBrighton
34087145 SquadronBrighton
34088213 SquadronBrighton
34089602 SquadronBrighton
34090Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern RailwayBrighton
34091WeymouthBrighton
34092WellsBrightonEast Lancashire Railway. Renamed "City of Wells" 1950C, GOE,
Operational
34093SauntonBrightonWC/NA
34094MortehoeBrightonWC/NA Scrapped at Woodham Bros, Barry, 1965
34095BrentorEastleighWC/NA
34096TrevoneBrightonWC/NA
34097HolsworthyEastleighWC/NA
34098TemplecombeBrightonWC/NA
34099LynmouthEastleigh
34100AppledoreBrightonWC/NA
34101HartlandEastleighNorth Yorkshire Moors RailwayC, WC/NA
Under overhaul
34102LapfordEastleighWC/NA
34103CalstockBrightonWC/NA
34104Bere AlstonEastleighWC/NA
34105SwanageBrightonMid Hants RailwayC, WC/NA
Under overhaul. Youngest surviving light pacific.
34106LydfordBrightonMarch 1950September 1964WC/NA
34107Blandford ForumBrightonApril 1950September 1964
34108WincantonBrightonApril 1950June 1967May 1961WC/NA
34109Sir Trafford Leigh-MalloryBrightonMay 1950September 1964March 1961
3411066 SquadronBrightonJanuary 1951November 1963BoB/NA

Location links

Preserved locomotives