A MODEL RAILWAY
Live Steam on Southern Metal
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H15
Class 4-6-0 No.475 arrives at Sherborne, Dorset. (pre 1948.)
Merchant
Navy in Southern livery departs Waterloo (pre 1948).
A
trio of locomotives at Salisbury Tunnel Junction. (c1950s)
The
Atlantic Coast Express and Salisbury shed. (c1960.)
35016
Merchant Navy Elders Fyffes departs Waterloo with the ACE.
| Pic# | Class | No./Name | Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulleid Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | 35005 Canadian Pacific |
Built Dec. 1941, Rebuilt May 1959. Withdrawn Oct. 1964. Bought privately from Barry scrap yard in March 1973. Now owned by the Mid Hants Railway Watercress Line. |
| 2 | Lord Nelson Class 4-6-0 | 850 Lord Nelson |
Built 1926. Withdrawn 1962. Owned by The National Rail Museum. |
| 3 | BR Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 |
70013 Oliver Cromwell |
Built 1951. Withdrawn 11/08/68. Owned by The National Rail Museum. Operated by The 5305 Locomotive Association. In 1953 there was a brief tour of duty for Western Region shedded Britannias on the Southern Region Waterloo to Exeter main line. This was to cover for Bulleid Merchant Navy Pacifics temporarily withdrawn from service for inspection following an incident at Crewkerne station where Merchant Navy 'Bibby Line' broke an axle. |
| 4,5,6 | Bulleid Battle of Britain 4-6-2 | 34067 Tangmere |
Built: 09/47 Withdrawn: 16/11/63. Owner unknown, believed to be privately owned. |
| 7&8 | Peppercorn A1 Pacific. 4-6-2 |
60163 Tornado |
Built: 2008. Owned and maintained by the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust. |
| 9,10 | Bulleid Merchant Navy 4-6-2 | 35028 Clan Line |
Built: 1948 Withdrawn: 1967. Owned and maintained by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society. |
| 11,12 | N15 King Arthur Class. 4-6-0 |
30777 Sir Lamiel |
Built: 06/25. Withdrawn: 10/61.Owned by the National Railway Museum. Maintained and operated by the 5305 Locomotive Association |
| 13 | Class 5MT (Black 5) 4-6-0 |
44932 | Built 1945. Withdrawn 1968. Privately owned by David Smith (not me) and operated by the West Coast Railway Company. Not a southern engine but, this LMS design was the basis of the BR Standard Class 5 that ran on Southern metal and were given names previously held by the King Arthur N15 class. |
| 14,15 | A4 Pacific 4-6-2 |
60019 Bittern |
Built 1937. Withdrawn 1966. Owner unknown, believed to be privately owned. Never ran as a Southern scheduled service but 'Kingfisher' A4 ran as a steam special on the Waterloo-Exter mainline as far back as 1966. |
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