Difference between revisions of "SR 34053 Sir Keith Park"
(→34053 in preservation: mileage) |
m (Added mileage) |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|locotype = '''SR Battle Of Britain Class''' | |locotype = '''SR Battle Of Britain Class''' | ||
|built = 1947 | |built = 1947 | ||
| − | |years1 = | + | |years1 = 1965 |
|events1 = Withdrawn by BR | |events1 = Withdrawn by BR | ||
|years2 = 1984 | |years2 = 1984 | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
|events3 = Entered service on SVR | |events3 = Entered service on SVR | ||
|years4 = 2018 | |years4 = 2018 | ||
| − | |events4 = Moved | + | |events4 = Moved from the SVR |
|years5 = | |years5 = | ||
|events5 = | |events5 = | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | + | '''34053 Sir Keith Park''' is a SR West Country Class 4-6-2 'Pacific' designed by Oliver (O.V.S.) Bulleid, CME of the Southern Railway (SR), and was one of the Class rebuilt by British Railways in the late 1950s with streamline casing removed and its chain valve gear replaced with the Walschaerts type. A description of the Class and features of the rebuilding programme can be found on the [[SR 34027 Taw Valley | 34027 Taw Valley]] page. | |
| − | + | ==34053 Sir Keith Park in service== | |
| + | 34053 was built in 1946 at the SR’s Brighton Works and entered service at Salisbury MPD as SR no [[UIC classification | 21C153]]. It was named by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Park Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park] at Brighton station on 19 September 1947. | ||
| + | |||
| + | It also worked on extended loan from the Stewarts Lane depot, where it hauled prestige services such as the Golden Arrow on many occasions, and it was during that period it first carried its BR number 34053 in June 1949. It had brief spells at Nine Elms in 1950 and Exmouth Junction in 1951, either side of a trip to Eastleigh where it was noted ex works in dark green livery in January 1951. It returned to Salisbury the following June. | ||
| + | |||
| + | In 1958 it was fitted with a larger water capacity LP Series 2 tender, then rebuilt in November of that year. In 1960 it was transferred to Bournemouth, where it often hauled the Pines Express on the Somerset & Dorset Railway. A further trip to Eastleigh followed in 1963. | ||
| − | + | 34053 was withdrawn from service by BR in October 1965, by which time it had run 825,317 miles. It was towed to [[Barry Scrapyard | Woodham's scrapyard]] at Barry the following March. Some connecting rods in 34053's tender struck a bridge near Chandler's Ford and the convoy of locos were left at the east siding of Romsey station for several weeks. | |
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | 34053 was withdrawn from service by BR in October | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:Eastleigh Locomotive Works - 1958 - geograph.org.uk - 1705234.jpg | 34053 at Eastleigh works for conversion, John Lucas (Wikimedia Commons) | ||
File:Sir Keith Park 34053 (8426231585).jpg | 34053 at Barry in 1968 (Wikimedia Commons) | File:Sir Keith Park 34053 (8426231585).jpg | 34053 at Barry in 1968 (Wikimedia Commons) | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| Line 48: | Line 51: | ||
On 31 August 2013 a recommissioning ceremony was held at [[Kidderminster]] attended by three aircrew who served during the Battle of Britain and the New Zealand High Commissioner, Sir Lockwood Smith. The return to [[Kidderminster]] saw the New Zealand High Commissioner on the footplate. The ceremony welcome pack can be viewed [http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/SKP_Welcome%20Pack.pdf here]. | On 31 August 2013 a recommissioning ceremony was held at [[Kidderminster]] attended by three aircrew who served during the Battle of Britain and the New Zealand High Commissioner, Sir Lockwood Smith. The return to [[Kidderminster]] saw the New Zealand High Commissioner on the footplate. The ceremony welcome pack can be viewed [http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/SKP_Welcome%20Pack.pdf here]. | ||
| − | In August 2017 the SVR announced it had mutually agreed with [[Southern Locomotives Limited|SLL]] that the option to renew would not be actioned at the end of 2017, with 34053 moving to the Swanage Railway for the rest of the locomotive's certificate.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/34053-sir-keith-park SVRLive 23 August 2017]</ref> SKP ran her last SVR services on 2 January before winter maintenance works and her move to Swanage on 10 January 2018.<ref>SVR News 200</ref> 34053 recorded a total of 41,405 miles in preservation on the SVR. The reported total may include mileage on hire to other railways while resident here<ref>SVR News 210, SVR-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard</ref>. | + | In August 2017 the SVR announced it had mutually agreed with [[Southern Locomotives Limited|SLL]] that the option to renew would not be actioned at the end of 2017, with 34053 moving to the Swanage Railway for the rest of the locomotive's certificate.<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/34053-sir-keith-park SVRLive 23 August 2017]</ref> SKP ran her last SVR services on 2 January before winter maintenance works and her move to Swanage on 10 January 2018.<ref>SVR News 200</ref> 34053 recorded a total of 41,405 miles in preservation on the SVR. The reported total may include mileage on hire to other railways while resident here.<ref>SVR News 210, SVR-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard.</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | 34053 moved to the Spa Valley Railway in September 2020, remaining in service there until the end of the locomotive's boiler ticket in 2022. Its subsequent overhaul incorporated a swap of its current boiler with that of its classmate 34010 ''Sidmouth''<ref>[https://southern-locomotives.co.uk/News/news.html SLL Website News, January 2024 ''34053 Sir Keith Park''] (retrieved 27 January 2024)</ref>, by coincidence Sidmouth's boiler spent some years at [[Bridgnorth MPD]] where it was used as a 'template' during the overhaul of [[34027|Taw Valley]]. | ||
| + | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px style="text-align:left"> | ||
| + | Sidmouth_Boiler_20150503.jpg|Boiler from 34010 Sidmouth at Bridgnorth (2015) | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
| − | [[Former Residents]] | + | *[[Former Residents]] |
| − | [[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]] | + | *[[SVR-based locomotives visiting other events]] |
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *[https://www.brdatabase.info/locoqry.php?action=locodata&type=S&id=346201053&loco=21C153 BR Database 34053 webpage] | ||
| + | *[https://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/34053/34053_BR_Service.html Southern Locomotives Limited 34053 webpage] | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Battle_of_Britain_class_21C153_Sir_Keith_Park 21C153 Wikipedia page] | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/ Southern Locomotives Limited website] | + | *[http://www.southern-locomotives.co.uk/ Southern Locomotives Limited website] |
| − | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_classes SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives on Wikipedia] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_West_Country_and_Battle_of_Britain_classes SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives on Wikipedia] |
| + | |||
{{SteamNavbox}} | {{SteamNavbox}} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:16, 13 February 2024
| SRSouthern Railway 34053 Sir Keith Park | |
|---|---|
 34053 at Highley in 2016 | |
| Built By | SRSouthern Railway Brighton Works |
| Configuration | 4-6-2 |
| BRBritish Rail or British Railways rating | 7P6F |
| Status | Left the SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| Loco Number | 34053 |
| Other Numbers | SRSouthern Railway 21C153 |
| History | |
| Built | 1947 |
| Designed By | Oliver BulleidOliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway 1937-1948 |
| Type | SRSouthern Railway Battle Of Britain Class |
| 1965 | Withdrawn by BRBritish Rail or British Railways |
| 1984 | Left BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. |
| 2012 | Entered service on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| 2018 | Moved from the SVRSevern Valley Railway |
| Technical | |
| Length | 67ft 4¾" |
| Weight | 86t |
| Tractive effort | 27,720 lb |
| Pressure | 250 lb/sq in |
34053 Sir Keith Park is a SRSouthern Railway West Country Class 4-6-2 'PacificLocomotive with a 4-6-2 wheel configuration' designed by Oliver (O.V.S.) BulleidOliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway 1937-1948, CMEChief Mechanical Engineer of the Southern Railway (SRSouthern Railway), and was one of the Class rebuilt by British Railways in the late 1950s with streamline casing removed and its chainAs a unit of measurement, 22 yards or 1/80th of a mile valve gear replaced with the Walschaerts type. A description of the Class and features of the rebuilding programme can be found on the 34027 Taw Valley page.
34053 Sir Keith Park in service
34053 was built in 1946 at the SRSouthern Railway’s Brighton Works and entered service at Salisbury MPDMotive Power Depot as SRSouthern Railway no 21C153. It was named by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Keith Park at Brighton station on 19 September 1947.
It also worked on extended loan from the Stewarts Lane depot, where it hauled prestige services such as the Golden Arrow on many occasions, and it was during that period it first carried its BRBritish Rail or British Railways number 34053 in June 1949. It had brief spells at Nine Elms in 1950 and Exmouth Junction in 1951, either side of a trip to Eastleigh where it was noted ex works in dark green livery in January 1951. It returned to Salisbury the following June.
In 1958 it was fitted with a larger water capacity LP Series 2 tender, then rebuilt in November of that year. In 1960 it was transferred to Bournemouth, where it often hauled the Pines Express on the Somerset & Dorset Railway. A further trip to Eastleigh followed in 1963.
34053 was withdrawn from service by BRBritish Rail or British Railways in October 1965, by which time it had run 825,317 miles. It was towed to Woodham's scrapyard at BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. the following March. Some connecting rods in 34053's tender struck a bridge near Chandler's Ford and the convoy of locos were left at the east siding of Romsey station for several weeks.
34053 at Eastleigh works for conversion, John Lucas (Wikimedia Commons)
34053 at BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in 1968 (Wikimedia Commons)
.jpg)
34053 in preservation
34053 left BarryWoodham Brothers Scrapyard, Barry, South Wales. The source of many locomotives now in preservation. in 1984. Evidence of her time spent there can still be seen today in the form of the words "Sold Mr Woodham" which are visible on the lower left slide bar. After various owners and lengthy periods in store, restoration was finally completed by Southern Locomotives Limited (SLL) in May 2012 at a cost of £773,000. Having no need of the locomotive at Swanage, agreement was reached for 34053 to come to the SVRSevern Valley Railway, with the agreement carrying a break clause every two years. The locomotive arrived at Bridgnorth on 10 May and during running-in pulled its first passenger train in 47 years on 31 July by assisting a struggling GWR 5700 Class 3650. It entered service on 24 August.[1]
On 31 August 2013 a recommissioning ceremony was held at Kidderminster attended by three aircrew who served during the Battle of Britain and the New Zealand High Commissioner, Sir Lockwood Smith. The return to Kidderminster saw the New Zealand High Commissioner on the footplate. The ceremony welcome pack can be viewed here.
In August 2017 the SVRSevern Valley Railway announced it had mutually agreed with SLL that the option to renew would not be actioned at the end of 2017, with 34053 moving to the Swanage Railway for the rest of the locomotive's certificate.[2] SKP ran her last SVRSevern Valley Railway services on 2 January before winter maintenance works and her move to Swanage on 10 January 2018.[3] 34053 recorded a total of 41,405 miles in preservation on the SVRSevern Valley Railway. The reported total may include mileage on hire to other railways while resident here.[4]
34053 moved to the Spa Valley Railway in September 2020, remaining in service there until the end of the locomotive's boiler ticket in 2022. Its subsequent overhaul incorporated a swap of its current boiler with that of its classmate 34010 Sidmouth[5], by coincidence Sidmouth's boiler spent some years at Bridgnorth MPD where it was used as a 'template' during the overhaul of Taw Valley.
Boiler from 34010 Sidmouth at Bridgnorth (2015)
See also
References
- ↑ SVR Forum
- ↑ SVRLive 23 August 2017
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 200
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway News 210, SVRSevern Valley Railway-based Steam Locomotive Mileage 2017-2019, Duncan Ballard.
- ↑ SLL Website News, January 2024 34053 Sir Keith Park (retrieved 27 January 2024)
Links
- Southern Locomotives Limited website
- SR West Country and Battle of Britain class locomotives on Wikipedia
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
