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SR Battle of Britain class 34073 ''249 Squadron'' is one of 20 surviving Bulleid light pacifics. Built-in May 1948 as a
After withdrawal, it was moved to News of ''249 Squadron'' leaving the Watercress Line in 1986
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Photo of still-unrestored 34073, at Bury, 29 December 2009
West Country 34073 4-6-2 locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1948 Locomotives saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard {{England-steam-loco-stub
SR Battle of Britain class 34073 ''249 Squadron'' is one of 20 surviving Bulleid light pacifics. Built-in May 1948 as a British Railways
British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ...
-built example of a Southern Railway design, and named after the RAF's 249 Squadron, it remained in service until June 1964, after which it was ultimately sold the following year to Woodham Brothers Scrapyard. It awaited restoration at Ian Riley's workshop, Bury before moving into storage at Carnforth. It had over time given several parts to sibling 34067 Tangmere.
After withdrawal
After withdrawal, it was moved to Woodham Brothers
Woodham Brothers Ltd is a trading business, based mainly around activities and premises located within Barry Docks, in Barry, Wales, Barry, South Wales. It is noted globally for its 1960s activity as a scrapyard (hence its colloquial name of Bar ...
scrapyard, Barry, (in South Wales) for scrapping. It remained there until February 1988 when it was moved to Brighton for the Brighton Railway Museum project at the Pullman works. The locomotive was stored at Ropley on the Mid Hants Railway for a number of years, while awaiting a decision about its restoration. Some time around May 2006 the locomotive left the Mid Hants in order to donate parts of its valve gear to sibling engine 34067 ''Tangmere'' (which had suffered a catastrophic failure while hauling a mainline excursion, causing its valve gear oil-bath to be punctured).– includes picture ''(scroll down to 2nd story on page)''
Current location
34073 249 Squadron is currently stored at Carnforth after being moved from Bury in 2014. It is awaiting overhaul, possibly to join the WCRC fleet.See also
*List of SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives
Below are the names and numbers of the steam locomotives that comprised the Bulleid light pacifics, the West Country and Battle of Britain classes of locomotives that ran on the British Southern Railway network. They represented a publicity su ...
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Photo of still-unrestored 34073, at Bury, 29 December 2009
West Country 34073 4-6-2 locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1948 Locomotives saved from Woodham Brothers scrapyard {{England-steam-loco-stub