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

Discussion in 'Photography' started by neildimmer, Dec 6, 2024.

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  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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
     
    neildimmer, Jan 15, 2026
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    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
     
    neildimmer, Jan 20, 2026
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    Romsey Part of the furniture

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    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
     
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    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    Thanks Neil
    Ps you got me worried with 39/116 it was 34/116
     
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    neildimmer, Jan 28, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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    neildimmer, Jan 30, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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    Hi Neil,

    One location for two images.
    141/153 & 151/153 of 32557 are both at Waterloo.
    141 has the roof of County Hall (LCC) visible and 151 shows the station roof.

    Cheers, Neil
     
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    Thanks Neil

    Neil
     
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    I have added 6 new photos to the collection of D.Drummond's K10 class 4-4-0
    The London and South Western Railway K10 Class was a class of 40 4-4-0 steam locomotives designed for mixed traffic work. They were introduced on the London and South Western Railway in 1901 and 1902 to the design of Dugald Drummond, where they earned the nickname "Small Hoppers". In 1947 nos.136/8/49 & nos.342/4/7/81/7/8 were placed out of use leaving just thirty-one to enter into British Railways ownership upon nationalisation in 1948. However, with withdrawals rapidly continuing only no.381 physically received its new BR number (30381 in ‘Sunshine Yellow’ and still with ‘Southern’ on its black unlined tender). But it too was withdrawn (April 1951) before no.389 (failed July 1951) and no.384 (already condemned but serviceable to August 1951) (From Wikipedia)

    New photos start here with
    150 at Egham date unknown
    https://railway-photography.smugmug...d-Tender-Engines/Drummond-K10-4-4-0/i-rwc5vNB

    Neil
     
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