Southern Locomotives Ltd

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Number	Class	Built	Rebuilt	Withdrawn	Status	Current Location	Photograph	Notes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	Herston Works and Swanage Railway		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	Operational	Spa Valley Railway		Moved from its previous base at the Severn Valley Railway to the Swanage Railway in January 2018. Boiler Ticket Expires: 2022
34070 Manston	SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2	Nov 1947	-	Aug 1964	Overhaul underway	Herston Works		Under Overhaul after receiving repairs to the front end after the collision with 80104 on Swanage Railway in 2017.
34072 "257 Squadron"	SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2	Apr 1948	-	Jun 1964	Operational	Swanage Railway		Recently returned to service following the completion of its recent overhaul. Boiler Ticket Expires: 2027
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[]

• 31178 SECR P class; sold to the Bluebell Railway
• 35022 Holland-America Line, SR Merchant Navy class; sold to Jeremy Hosking as spares for 35027
• 35027 Port Line, SR Merchant Navy class; sold to Jeremy Hosking for overhaul to mainline condition
• 80078 BR Standard Class 4 2-6-4 Tank; sold to a private buyer in October 2012

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External links[]

• Southern Locomotives Ltd

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