34105 Swanage, SR West Country Class
A preserved SR West Country Class 4-6-2 Pacific, built at Brighton Works in 1950, an unrebuilt Bulleid Light Pacific. Withdrawn from British Railways service in 1967. Rescued from Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry, South Wales in 1984.
Swanage carries the name of the Dorset coastal town where the Swanage Railway, on which she is based, operates — she is among the few locomotives whose name matches her heritage railway home. Owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd and based at the Swanage Railway.
Last recorded as based at the Swanage Railway, owned by Southern Locomotives Ltd. Operating status: Under restoration / heritage railway service cycles.
Location, livery and operating status last confirmed pre-2024 and subject to change. Check with the owning organisation or heritage railway for current information.
Notable history
34105 Swanage was built at Brighton Works in 1950, one of the final batch of West Country class locomotives, unrebuilt and retaining original Bulleid configuration. Withdrawn from British Railways service in 1967 — one of the last West Country withdrawals — and rescued from Barry scrapyard in 1984. The locomotive carries the name of the Dorset coastal town that is home to the Swanage Railway where she is based — a pleasing correspondence between locomotive name and heritage railway home.
Additional notes
Location, livery and status last confirmed pre-2024, subject to verification.