SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes

The SR West Country and Battle of Britain classes, collectively known as Light Pacifics or informally as Spam Cans, are air-smoothed 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by its Chief Mechanical Engineer Oliver Bulleid. 
Designer: Oliver Bulleid
Build date: 1945
Fuel type: Coal
Locale: Great Britain
Total produced: 110
==Preservation==
Twenty Light Pacifics are preserved with examples in both rebuilt and unrebuilt forms, ten engines are in original unrebuilt form while the other ten are in "rebuilt" form. Two members of the class in unrebuilt form we're aquired directly from BR service for preservation: 34023 Blackmoor Vale & 34051 Winston Churchill. The remaining eighteen we're purchased from Barry Scrapyard, these being eight unrebuilt examples & all ten rebuilt Light Pacific's.
Eleven of the surviving engines are named after West Country locations in the South of England and the remaining nine after RAF Squadrons or significant persons, including Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Fourteeen of the engines we're built by the Southern Railway and six we're built by British Railways. All but one of the surviving members of the class in preservation we're built at Brighton Works, the exception being 34101 Hartland which was built at Eastleigh Works. Of the twenty surviving engines four are yet to run in preservation: 34010 Sidmouth, 34051 Winston Churchill, 34058 Sir Frederick Pile and 34073 249 Squadron.
As of October 2024, of the sixteen engines which have operated in preservation, six have operated on the main line. Four being Southern built engines and two being British Railways built engines. The engines that have to date operated on the mainline in preservation are: 34016 Bodmin, 34027 Taw Valley, 34046 Braunton, 34067 Tangmere, 34072 257 Squadron & 34092 City of Wells. 34046 Braunton & 34067 Tangmere currently have valid main line certificates. 
34028 Eddystone and 34070 Manston did briefly return to the mainline in 2009 to attend an event at Eastleigh, but the two engines were towed behind a diesel as neither we're mainline certified. In September 2024, an announcement was made by 34028's owners (Southern Locomotives Ltd) that 34028 Eddystone is now planned to be mainline certified for a planned debut in 2025. Southern Locomotives Ltd confirmed that 34010 Sidmouth and 34058 Sir Frederick Pile are also under consideration for mainline certification. The owners of 34007 Wadebridge announced that following a donation made by a member of the public, 34007 is being overhauled to mainline standards. 34027 Taw Valley is in the process of undergoing an overhaul with plans for it to retain it's air brake equipment, it's not yet known if the engine will be returning to the mainline.
=== Preserved Engines ===
Southern Built Engines
Number BR	Number SR	Name 	Builder 	Livery 	B.O.B. or W.C. 	Type 	Photograph	Current Location 	Status 	Mainline Certified 	Dual Braked	Notes
34007 	21C107 	Wadebridge 	Brighton Works	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	West Country 	Unrebuilt	 	Mid Hants Railway 	Under Overhaul 	No, to be certified 	TBC 	
34010 	21C110 	Sidmouth 	Brighton 	TBC 	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	Herston Works, Swanage Railway	Under Restoration 	No 	TBC 	Mainline Operations being considered for this steam engine on completion.
34016 	21C116 	Bodmin 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	Carnforth MPD 	Under Overhaul 	No, to be certified 	No 	
34023 	21C123 	Blackmoor Vale 	Brighton 	SR Malachite Green (Post War) 	West Country 	Unrebuilt	 	Bluebell Railway 	Under Overhaul 	No 	No 	
34027 	21C127 	Taw Valley 	Brighton 	 	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	Severn Valley Railway 	Under Overhaul 	No 	Yes 	Withdrawn for intermediate overhaul in January 2024, completion expected for 2025.
34028 	21C128 	Eddystone 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	Swanage Railway 	Operational 	No, to be certified 	Yes 	Announcement made in Sept 2024 that 34028 is to be mainline certified for a debut in 2025.
34039 	21C139 	Boscastle 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, TBC 	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	Great Central Railway 	Undergoing Overhaul	No 	No 	
34046 	21C146 	Braunton 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	Crewe Diesel TMD 	Operational 	Yes (20## - ongoing)	Yes 	
34051 	21C151 	Winston Churchill 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	Battle of Britain	Unrebuilt	 	National Railway Museum 	Static display 	No 	No 	
34053 	21C153 	Sir Keith Park 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	Battle of Britain	Rebuilt 	 	Spa Valley Railway 	Operational 	No 	No 	Temporarily renamed as 303 Squadron.
34058 	21C158 	Sir Frederick Pile 	Brighton 	TBC 	Battle of Britain	Rebuilt 	 	Herston Works, Swanage Railway	Under Restoration 	No 	TBC 	Mainline Operations being considered for this steam engine on completion.
34059 	21C159 	Sir Archibald Sinclair	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	Battle of Britain	Rebuilt 	 	Bluebell Railway 	Operational 	No 	No 	
34067 	21C167 	Tangmere 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	Battle of Britain	Unrebuilt	175x175px 	Carnforth MPD 	Undergoing Repairs 	Yes (2022 - ongoing)	Yes 	Undergoing repairs following cylinder problems at Kirkby Stephen on 21/09/24.
34070 	21C170 	Manston 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest	Battle of Britain	Unrebuilt	 	Swanage Railway 	Operational 	No 	No 	
British Railways Built Engines
Number	Name 	Builder 	Livery 	B.O.B. or W.C. 	Type 	Photograph	Current Location 	Status 	Mainline Certified	Dual Braked	Notes
34072 	257 Squadron 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest 	Battle of Britain	Unrebuilt	 	Spa Valley Railway 	Operational 	No 	No 	
34073 	249 Squadron 	Brighton 	N/A 	Battle of Britain	Unrebuilt	 	Carnforth MPD 	Stored 	No 	No 	Acting as a donor loco to 34067
34081 	92 Squadron 	Brighton 	SR Malachite Green, British Railways Lettering	Battle of Britain	Unrebuilt	 	Nene Valley Railway 	Operational 	No 	No 	
34092 	City of Wells	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, Early Crest 	West Country 	Unrebuilt	 	East Lancashire Railway 	Operational 	No 	No 	Fitted with Giesl ejector
34101 	Hartland 	Eastleigh	BR Brunswick Green, Late Crest 	West Country 	Rebuilt 	 	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Undergoing overhaul	No 	No 	
34105 	Swanage 	Brighton 	BR Brunswick Green, TBD 	West Country 	Unrebuilt	 	Mid Hants Railway 	Undergoing overhaul	No 	No 	
== Trivia ==
* This class of engine is the basis for Rebecca from the Thomas and Friends television series.
== Gallery ==
File:Wadebridge (530149724).jpg
File:Exeter Central SR Bulleid Light Pacific geograph-2968416-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
File:Loco - Steam - SR - Bulleid - West Country Class - No34072 - ----002 - SDC004 - M6x4iV2jpg-M.jpg
File:15648058548 7721e16866 b.jpg|One of the Southern Railway Bulleid Pacifics in the Woodham Brothers Scrapyard
File:Swanage.jpg
File:7325-and-34105-swanage-in-woodhams-scrapyard-at-barry-august-1974-1.jpg
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