New photos of Pre 1968 Steam Locomotives of the Southern Railway & B.R Southern Region

I have added 11 new photos of the Bulleid Light Pacifics This collection features 34025-34028 built 1946, including 2 now preserved locos 34027 Taw Valley & 34028 Eddystone

Comparison photos of both the preserved locos in the BR era
34027 Taw Valley as built with air smoothed casing
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ss/3402134052-Built-1946/3402534028/i-VwQPzLw
34027 Taw Valley now rebuilt seen here at Brighton
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ss/3402134052-Built-1946/3402534028/i-3KcQznN

34028 Eddystone as built with air smoothed casing
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ss/3402134052-Built-1946/3402534028/i-sZxhG8N
34028 Eddystone now rebuilt being turned on Weymouth shed turntable 1 man turning 120+ tons!!!
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ss/3402134052-Built-1946/3402534028/i-SNJTHKJ
34028 Eddystone at Barry Scrapyard in the early days of its life there c1970 (Eddystone eventually arrived at Sellindge from Barry on 26th April 1986, minus a lot of parts and no tender)
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ss/3402134052-Built-1946/3402534028/i-8SSnGdK

Full collection of new photos starts here with
34025 Whimple (as built) at Wadebridge with the 'ACE' 5th July 1952 (no headboard though)
https://railway-photography.smugmug...ss/3402134052-Built-1946/3402534028/i-QWVNqj4

Neil

 

The South Eastern and Chatham Railway (SECR) C Class is a class of 0-6-0 steam locomotive, designed by Harry Wainwright and built between 1900 and 1908. They were designed for freight duties, although often used for passenger trains too. They operated over the lines of the railway in London and south-east England until the early 1960s.
The SECR held trials in November 1898 to decide on a standard freight locomotive design. Two existing 0-6-0 locomotives were tested: former London, Chatham and Dover Railway B2 class No. 194 designed by William Kirtley; and former South Eastern Railway O class No. 436 designed by James Stirling. The Kirtley design proved superior and a new order for 40 locomotives based on it was placed. These new locomotives were designed by Harry Wainwright, the new Chief Mechanical Engineer of the railway, and formed the first of the C class
The first fifteen locomotives were constructed by Neilson, Reid and Company and delivered in June 1900, followed by a further fifteen from Sharp, Stewart and Company. The remainder were built by the SECR workshops at Ashford (70 examples 1900–1908) and Longhedge Works (9 examples 1903–4)

One loco has been preserved from this class No. 592 (Southern Railway 1592, BR 31592), has been preserved on the Bluebell Railway
https://railway-photography.smugmug...t-Tender-Engines/Wainwright-C-class/i-B4GPKDL

One example was rebuilt as an S Class saddle tank
https://railway-photography.smugmug...t-Tender-Engines/Wainwright-C-class/i-qsq4kVf

Full collection
S.R. era starts here
https://railway-photography.smugmug...t-Tender-Engines/Wainwright-C-class/i-ThjnQgJ

B.R. era starts here
https://railway-photography.smugmug...t-Tender-Engines/Wainwright-C-class/i-MKXVxcq

Neil

 

Hi Neil,

A few locations to add -
16/116 1714 Stewarts Lane
20/116 31004 Stewarts Lane
39/116 31244 Paddock Wood
44/116 31268 Dover Priory ( Milepost 77 1/4 in the background )

Cheers, Neil