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Southern Locomotives Ltd

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Southern Locomotives Ltd is an organisation that restores, maintains and runs steam locomotives. It is based at Herston, Swanage, Dorset. The Patron of the organisation is the actor Edward Fox.[1]

Locomotives

Number Class Built Rebuilt Withdrawn Status Current Location Photograph Notes
34010 Sidmouth SR West Country class 4-6-2 Sept 1945 Feb 1959 Mar 1965 Under Restoration Sellindge, Kent Being restored from scrapyard condition.
34028 Eddystone SR West Country class 4-6-2 Apr 1946 Aug 1957 May 1964 Operational Swanage Railway Returned to service in May 2021 after a 10-year overhaul. Boiler Ticket Expires: 2031
34053 Sir Keith Park SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Jan 1947 Nov 1958 Oct 1965 Under Overhaul Herston Works, Swanage Railway Moved from its previous base at the Severn Valley Railway to the Swanage Railway in January 2018. Under overhaul at Herston Works, Swanage Railway as of December 2022
34070 Manston SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Nov 1947 - Aug 1964 Operational Swanage Railway Under Overhaul after receiving repairs to the front end after the collision with 80104 on Swanage Railway in 2017 completed in 2022
34072 "257 Squadron" SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 Apr 1948 - Jun 1964 Operational Spa Valley Railway Recently returned to service following the completion of its recent overhaul. Boiler Ticket Expires: 2027. Announced 5th December 2022 that it would stay based at Spa Valley Railway, after being bought in for the Polar Express.
80104 BR Standard 4 2-6-4T Mar 1955 N/A Jul 1965 Operational Swanage Railway In awaiting overhaul boiler ticket expired in may 2021
Norman Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST ? 1943 N/A - Under Overhaul Spa Valley Railway
35025 Brocklebank Line SR Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 Jan 1948 Dec 1956 Aug 1964 In Storage Sellindge, Kent Southern Locomotives became the custodian of this Locomotive in 2020 to safeguard it for the future[2]

Locomotives sold by Southern Locomotives Ltd

References

Notes

  1. ^ Website account of Edward Fox's patronage
  2. ^ "Southern Locomotives Ltd | Latest News". www.southern-locomotives.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.