SR Merchant Navy class

The SR Merchant Navy class is a class of air-smoothed 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotives designed for the Southern Railway by Oliver Bulleid. The Pacific design was chosen in preference to several others proposed by Bulleid. 
Locale: South Western main line
Build date: February 1941
Fuel type: Coal
Total produced: 30
Builders: Southern Railway, Eastleigh Works
==Preservation==
Of the thirty engines built eleven are preserved with one member of the class 35028 Clan Line being purchased directly from British Railways service. The rest being rescued from Woodham Brothers Scrapyard in Barry, South Wales. With all thirty engines being rebuilt in BR days no unrebuilt example survives but one engine 35011 General Steam Navigation is being restored to it's original unrebuilt condition.
Five engines have run in preservation: 35005, 35006, 35018, 35027 and 35028. Three members of the class: 35005, 35018 and 35028 have also operated on the mainline in preservation. As of April 2024, three Merchant Navy's are operational with 35018 and 35028 having mainline certificates while 35006 is restricted to run only on heritage railways. Three engines: 35005, 35009, 35011 and 35025 are in the process of undergoing overhauls/restoration. 35009 and 35011 are undergoing restorations with plans to operate on the mainline while 35005 and 35025 are being overhauled/restored to run only on heritage railways. 35022 and 35027 while presently stored awaiting restorations are planned to operate on the mainline.
Image	Number (SR)	Number (BR)	Name 	Nameplate Colour 	Built 	Rebuilt 	Withdrawn 	Shape 	Owner 	Livery 	Home Base 	Current status 	Mainline Certified 	Notes
 	21C5 	35005 	Canadian Pacific 	Red 	December 1941	May 1959 	October 1965 	Rebuilt 	Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest (on completion) 	Mid Hants Railway 	Undergoing Overhaul 	No 	
 	21C6 	35006 	Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.	Red 	December 1941	October 1959 	August 1964 	Rebuilt 	35006 Locomotive Company 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest 	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Operational, Boiler Ticket Expires: 2025 	No 	
 	21C9 	35009 	Shaw Savill 	 	July 1942 	March 1957 	September 1964	Rebuilt 	Ian Riley 	BR Lined Blue, Early Emblem (on completion)	East Lancashire Railway 	Undergoing Restoration 	No (to be certified)	In ex Barry-scrapyard condition
 	21C10 	35010 	Blue Star 	 	August 1942 	January 1957 	September 1966	Rebuilt 	British Enginemen Steam Preservation Society 	 	Colne Valley Railway 	Stored, Awaiting Restoration 	No 	In ex Barry-scrapyard condition
 	21C11 	35011 	Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co.	Red 	December 1944	July 1959 	February 1966 	Rebuilt (Unrebuilt)	General Steam Navigation Locomotive Restoration Society	TBC 	Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway	Undergoing Restoration 	No (to be certified)	Undergoing restoration to original un-rebuilt shape.
 	21C18 	35018 	British India Line 	Black 	May 1945 	February 1956 	August 1964 	Rebuilt 	West Coast Railways 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest 	Carnforth Motive Power Depot 	Operational, Boiler Ticket Expires: 2026/27	Yes (2017-ongoing) 	First member of the class to be rebuilt
 	 	35022 	Holland America Line 	 	October 1948 	December 1956 	September 1964	Rebuilt 	Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust 	 	Crewe Diesel Depot 	Stored, Awaiting Restoration 	No 	In ex Barry-scrapyard condition
 	 	35025 	Brocklebank Line 	 	November 1948	December 1956 	September 1964	Rebuilt 	Southern Locomotives Ltd 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest (on completion) 	Herston Works 	Undergoing Restoration 	No 	In ex Barry-scrapyard condition
 	 	35027 	Port Line 	Black 	December 1948	May 1957 	September 1966	Rebuilt 	Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest 	Crewe Diesel TMD 	Stored, Awaiting Restoration 	No 	
 	 	35028 	Clan Line 	Black (Red originals)	December 1948	October 1959 	July 1967 	Rebuilt 	Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest 	Stewarts Lane TMD 	Operational, Boiler Ticket Expires: 2034 	Yes (2024-ongoing) 	Final member of the class to be rebuilt
 	 	35029 	Ellerman Lines 	Red 	February 1949	September 1959	July 1964 	Rebuilt 	National Collection 	BR Lined Green, Late Crest 	National Railway Museum 	Static Display 	No 	Sectioned Exhibit
== Gallery ==
File:SR Merchant Navy class No. 35023 Holland-Afrika Line.jpeg
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