List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives facts for kids

Unrebuilt Battle of Britain class No. 34072 257 Squadron, as preserved, pictured at Swanage, Dorset in 2019

These are the names and numbers of the amazing steam trains known as the Bulleid light pacifics. They were part of the West Country and Battle of Britain classes of trains. These trains ran on the Southern Railway network in Britain.

These locomotives were a big hit for the Southern Railway! The West Country trains were named after places the railway served. This helped people remember all the cool destinations. The Battle of Britain trains were like a moving tribute to the brave fighter pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain. They also honored the actions of RAF Fighter Command.

Two trains, No. 34066 Spitfire and No. 34086 219 Squadron, were once considered to be saved and kept for history. But in the end, No. 34023 Blackmoor Vale was chosen instead. This was because it was in much better condition than the others.

All About the Locomotives

Here's a key to help you understand the notes in the tables below:

• BoB/NA – A Battle of Britain train that didn't have a special coat of arms.
• C – Complete (meaning the train is still around).
• GOE – Had a special exhaust system called a Giesl oblong ejector. This was added in 1962 for 34064 and in the mid-1980s for 34092.
• S – Came from a scrapyard and is waiting to be fixed up.
• WC/NA – A West Country train that didn't have a special coat of arms.

Southern Railway Trains

These trains were built when the Southern Railway was still running things.

West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives

BR No.	SR No.	Name	Builder	Built	Rebuilt	Withdrawn	Current Location of Preserved Locomotives	Image	Notes
34001	21C101	Exeter	Brighton	May 1945	November 1957	July 1967
34002	21C102	Salisbury	Brighton	June 1945		April 1967
34003	21C103	Plymouth	Brighton	June 1945	September 1957	September 1964
34004	21C104	Yeovil	Brighton	July 1945	February 1958	July 1967
34005	21C105	Barnstaple	Brighton	July 1945	June 1957	October 1966
34006	21C106	Bude	Brighton	July 1945		March 1967
34007	21C107	Wadebridge	Brighton	August 1945		October 1965	Mid Hants Railway		C, Taken out of service (2016) for a big check-up. This is the oldest surviving light pacific train.
34008	21C108	Padstow	Brighton	September 1945	June 1960	June 1967
34009	21C109	Lyme Regis	Brighton	September 1945	July 1960	October 1966
34010	21C110	Sidmouth	Brighton	September 1945	February 1959	March 1965	Tyseley/Sellindge, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)		S, Being fixed up.
34011	21C111	Tavistock	Brighton	October 1945		November 1963
34012	21C112	Launceston	Brighton	October 1945	January 1958	December 1966
34013	21C113	Okehampton	Brighton	October 1945	October 1957	July 1967
34014	21C114	Budleigh Salterton	Brighton	November 1945	March 1958	March 1965
34015	21C115	Exmouth	Brighton	November 1945		April 1967
34016	21C116	Bodmin	Brighton	November 1945	April 1958	June 1964	Carnforth		C, Being restored to run on main lines.
34017	21C117	Ilfracombe	Brighton	December 1945	November 1957	October 1966
34018	21C118	Axminster	Brighton	December 1945	September 1958	July 1967
34019	21C119	Bideford	Brighton	December 1945		March 1967
34020	21C120	Seaton	Brighton	December 1945		September 1964
34021	21C121	Dartmoor	Brighton	January 1946	December 1957	July 1967
34022	21C122	Exmoor	Brighton	January 1946	December 1957	April 1965			WC/NA
34023	21C123	Blackmoor Vale/ Blackmore Vale	Brighton	February 1946		July 1967	Bluebell Railway		C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added later), On display and waiting for a big check-up.
34024	21C124	Tamar Valley	Brighton	February 1946	February 1961	July 1967			WC/NA
34025	21C125	Rough Tor/ Whimple	Brighton	March 1946	November 1957	July 1967			WC/NA/ Renamed "Whimple" in 1948.
34026	21C126	Yes Tor	Brighton	March 1946	February 1958	September 1966			WC/NA
34027	21C127	Taw Valley	Brighton	April 1946	September 1957	August 1964	Severn Valley Railway		C, WC/NA (as-built, Coat of Arms added later), Still working (can't go on main lines).
34028	21C128	Eddystone	Brighton	April 1946	August 1957	May 1964	Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)		C, WC/NA, Still working.
34029	21C129	Lundy	Brighton	May 1946	December 1958	September 1964			WC/NA
34030	21C130	Watersmeet	Brighton	May 1946		September 1964			WC/NA
34031	21C131	Torrington	Brighton	June 1946	December 1958	February 1965
34032	21C132	Camelford	Brighton	June 1946	October 1960	October 1966			WC/NA
34033	21C133	Chard	Brighton	July 1946		December 1965			WC/NA
34034	21C134	Honiton	Brighton	July 1946	August 1960	July 1967
34035	21C135	Shaftesbury	Brighton	July 1946		June 1963			WC/NA
34036	21C136	Westward Ho	Brighton	July 1946	September 1960	July 1967			WC/NA
34037	21C137	Clovelly	Brighton	August 1946	March 1958	July 1967			WC/NA
34038	21C138	Lynton	Brighton	September 1946		June 1966			WC/NA
34039	21C139	Boscastle	Brighton	September 1946	January 1959	May 1965	Great Central Railway		C, WC/NA, Being fixed up.
34040	21C140	Crewkerne	Brighton	September 1946	October 1960	July 1967
34041	21C141	Wilton	Brighton	October 1946		January 1966			WC/NA
34042	21C142	Dorchester	Brighton	October 1946	January 1959	October 1965
34043	21C143	Combe Martin	Brighton	October 1946		June 1963			WC/NA. Also seen in the movie The Titfield Thunderbolt.
34044	21C144	Woolacombe	Brighton	October 1946	May 1960	May 1967			WC/NA
34045	21C145	Ottery St Mary	Brighton	October 1946	October 1958	June 1964			WC/NA Taken apart for scrap metal in 1964.
34046	21C146	Braunton	Brighton	November 1946	February 1959	October 1965	Can run on main lines, Home base at Southall		C, WC/NA Still working and can run on main lines. Owned by Jeremy Hosking, run by Locomotive Services.
34047	21C147	Callington	Brighton	November 1946	October 1958	June 1967			WC/NA
34048	21C148	Crediton	Brighton	November 1946	March 1959	March 1966
34049	21C149	Anti-Aircraft Command	Brighton	December 1946		December 1963
34050	21C150	Royal Observer Corps	Brighton	December 1946	August 1958	August 1965
34051	21C151	Winston Churchill	Brighton	December 1946		September 1965	National Railway Museum		C, On display at National Railway Museum Shildon after being cleaned up.
34052	21C152	Lord Dowding	Brighton	December 1946	September 1958	July 1967
34053	21C153	Sir Keith Park	Brighton	January 1947	November 1958	October 1965	Tyseley/Herston Works, Swanage. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)		C, Undergoing a big repair.
34054	21C154	Lord Beaverbrook	Brighton	January 1947		September 1964
34055	21C155	Fighter Pilot	Brighton	February 1947		June 1963
34056	21C156	Croydon	Brighton	February 1947	December 1960	May 1967
34057	21C157	Biggin Hill	Brighton	March 1947		May 1967
34058	21C158	Sir Frederick Pile	Brighton	March 1947	November 1960	October 1964	Sellindge, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)		S, Being fixed up.
34059	21C159	Sir Archibald Sinclair	Brighton	April 1947	March 1960	May 1966	Bluebell Railway		C, Being fixed up.
34060	21C160	25 Squadron	Brighton	April 1947	November 1960	July 1967
34061	21C161	73 Squadron	Brighton	April 1947		August 1964
34062	21C162	17 Squadron	Brighton	May 1947	April 1959	June 1964
34063	21C163	229 Squadron	Brighton	May 1947		August 1965
34064	21C164	Fighter Command	Brighton	July 1947		May 1966			GOE
34065	21C165	Hurricane	Brighton	July 1947		April 1964
34066	21C166	Spitfire	Brighton	September 1947		September 1966			This train was involved in the Lewisham disaster in 1957. It was considered to be saved.
34067	21C167	Tangmere	Brighton	September 1947		November 1963	Can run on main lines, Carnforth MPD		Still working on the main railway lines.
34068	21C168	Kenley	Brighton	October 1947		December 1963
34069	21C169	Hawkinge	Brighton	October 1947		November 1963
34070	21C170	Manston	Brighton	November 1947		August 1964	Swanage Railway. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)		C, Still working.

British Railways Trains

These trains were built after the Southern Railway became part of British Railways.

Battle of Britain and West Country class locomotives

BR No.	Name	Builder	Built	Rebuilt	Withdrawn	Location of Preserved Locomotives	Image	Notes
34071	601 Squadron	Brighton	April 1948	May 1960	April 1967
34072	257 Squadron	Brighton	April 1948		June 1964	Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. (Southern Locomotives Ltd.)		C, Still working.
34073	249 Squadron	Brighton	May 1948		June 1964	Carnforth MPD
34074	46 Squadron	Brighton	May 1948		June 1963
34075	264 Squadron	Brighton	June 1948		April 1964
34076	41 Squadron	Brighton	June 1948		January 1966
34077	603 Squadron	Brighton	July 1948	July 1960	March 1967
34078	222 Squadron	Brighton	July 1948		September 1964
34079	141 Squadron	Brighton	July 1948		February 1966
34080	74 Squadron	Brighton	August 1948		September 1964
34081	92 Squadron	Brighton	September 1948		August 1964	Nene Valley Railway		C, Still working; started running again in 2017 after seven years of repairs.
34082	615 Squadron	Brighton	September 1948	April 1960	April 1966
34083	605 Squadron	Brighton	October 1948		June 1964
34084	253 Squadron	Brighton	November 1948		October 1965
34085	501 Squadron	Brighton	November 1948	June 1960	September 1965
34086	219 Squadron	Brighton	December 1948		June 1966			This train was considered to be saved.
34087	145 Squadron	Brighton	December 1948	December 1960	July 1967
34088	213 Squadron	Brighton	December 1948	April 1960	March 1967
34089	602 Squadron	Brighton	December 1948	November 1960	July 1967
34090	Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway	Brighton	February 1949	August 1960	July 1967
34091	Weymouth	Brighton	September 1949		September 1964
34092	Wells	Brighton	September 1949		November 1964	East Lancashire Railway. Renamed "City of Wells" in 1950.		C, GOE, Being fixed up.
34093	Saunton	Brighton	October 1949	May 1960	July 1967			WC/NA
34094	Mortehoe	Brighton	October 1949		August 1964			WC/NA Taken apart for scrap metal in 1965.
34095	Brentor	Eastleigh	October 1949	January 1961	July 1967			WC/NA
34096	Trevone	Brighton	November 1949	April 1961	September 1964			WC/NA
34097	Holsworthy	Eastleigh	November 1949	March 1961	April 1967			WC/NA
34098	Templecombe	Brighton	December 1949	February 1961	June 1967			WC/NA
34099	Lynmouth	Eastleigh	December 1949		November 1964
34100	Appledore	Brighton	December 1949	September 1960	July 1967			WC/NA
34101	Hartland	Eastleigh	February 1950	September 1960	July 1966	North Yorkshire Moors Railway		C, WC/NA Being fixed up.
34102	Lapford	Eastleigh	March 1950		July 1967			WC/NA
34103	Calstock	Brighton	February 1950		September 1965			WC/NA
34104	Bere Alston	Eastleigh	April 1950	May 1961	June 1967			WC/NA
34105	Swanage	Brighton	March 1950		October 1964	Mid Hants Railway		C, WC/NA Being fixed up. This is the newest surviving light pacific train.
34106	Lydford	Brighton	March 1950		September 1964			WC/NA
34107	Blandford Forum	Brighton	April 1950		September 1964
34108	Wincanton	Brighton	April 1950	May 1961	June 1967			WC/NA
34109	Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory	Brighton	May 1950	March 1961	September 1964
34110	66 Squadron	Brighton	January 1951		November 1963			BoB/NA

Where to Find Them

If you want to see these amazing trains, here are some places where preserved locomotives are located:

• Bluebell Railway
• Great Central Railway (preserved)
• Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
• Mid-Hants Railway
• National Railway Museum
• Nene Valley Railway
• North Norfolk Railway
• North Yorkshire Moors Railway
• Severn Valley Railway
• Southern Locomotives Ltd
• Swanage Railway
• West Somerset Railway