21C146 was built at Brighton Works in November 1946 in original streamlined form and upon completion was allocated to Exmouth Junction. Further allocations included Salisbury, Brighton and Bournemouth. In 1949 the engine was re-numbered to 34046 in the British Railways series.[1]
In 1959 the engine was rebuilt.[2] This included the removal of the air smoothed casing (which gave the engine a completely different shape) and the chain-driven valve gear was replaced with conventional Walschaerts valve gear. The engine was now allocated to Bournemouth from where it would have worked services between London Waterloo and Weymouth and over the Somerset & Dorset Line from Bath Green Park. Also in 1959, the engine hauled the Royal train to Portland. With steam on the Southern Region coming to an end, the engine was withdrawn from service in October 1965 and sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry Island.[3]
Withdrawal and preservationedit
34046 disguised as 34052 "Lord Dowding" departing Taunton with an excursion to Par
34046 was withdrawn from service in October 1965 and moved to the Woodham Brothers' scrapyard at Barry Island, this was to be the engine's home for the next 23 years until it was moved in 1988 to Brighton in a bid to be restored.
In 1996 it was purchased by the West Somerset Railway but later sold on to a private individual. The engine was moved to Williton on the WSR where a long-term restoration to running order was to be undertaken. During the engine's time at Barry Scrapyard a large number of parts had been taken from the engine for use on other projects so replacements were cast and fitted. 34046 returned to steam in July 2007 for the first time in the 42 years since its withdrawal from service. The engine's debut return to passenger service was in 2008 with plans to have the engine certified for use on the mainline hauling excursion trains.[4]
In 2018 it was based in Crewe and owned by Jeremy Hosking. 34046 is operational on the mainline hauling excursion trains. In 2016 the engine was disguised as scrapped classmate no 34052 Lord Dowding.[5]
^"Lord Dowding rides again". Steamrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^"Crystal Palace Steam Train - A Football Special". Iconsofsteam.com. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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Bullied Pacific class information
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west, country, class, 21c146, braunton, 21c146, braunton, southern, railway, west, country, class, pacific, steam, locomotive, that, been, preserved, presently, based, crewe, diesel, operational, mainline, hauling, excursion, trains, 21c146, 34046brauntonsr, 3. 21C146 Braunton is a Southern Railway West Country class 4 6 2 Pacific steam locomotive that has been preserved It is presently based at Crewe Diesel TMD and operational on the mainline hauling excursion trains SR 21C146 BR 34046BrauntonSR 34052 Lord Dowding waiting to depart Bishops Lydeard for Minehead Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerOliver BulliedBuilderBrighton WorksBuild dateNovember 1946SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 6 2Leading dia 3 ft 1 in 0 940 m Driver dia 6 ft 2 in 1 880 m Trailing dia 3 ft 7 in 1 092 m Length67 ft 4 75 in 20 54 m Loco weight91 16 long tons 92 6 t Water cap 5 500 imp gal 25 000 L 6 610 US gal Boiler pressure250 psi 1 72 MPa Cylinders3Cylinder size16 375 in 24 in 416 mm 610 mm Loco brakeVacuum Air brakes also fitted Performance figuresMaximum speed25mph heritage railways 75mph mainline restricted 90mph mainline unrestricted Tractive effort31 046 lbf 138 10 kN later 27 719 lbf 123 30 kN CareerOperatorsSR BRClassWest CountryPower classBR January 1949 6MTBR December 1953 7P5FBR November 1957 7P6FNumbersSR 21C146BR 34046Official nameBrauntonDeliveredNovember 1946WithdrawnOctober 1965RestoredJuly 2007Current ownerJeremy HoskingDispositionOperational Mainline Certified Contents 1 Career 2 Withdrawal and preservation 3 Fame in preservation 4 References 5 External linksCareer edit21C146 was built at Brighton Works in November 1946 in original streamlined form and upon completion was allocated to Exmouth Junction Further allocations included Salisbury Brighton and Bournemouth In 1949 the engine was re numbered to 34046 in the British Railways series 1 In 1959 the engine was rebuilt 2 This included the removal of the air smoothed casing which gave the engine a completely different shape and the chain driven valve gear was replaced with conventional Walschaerts valve gear The engine was now allocated to Bournemouth from where it would have worked services between London Waterloo and Weymouth and over the Somerset amp Dorset Line from Bath Green Park Also in 1959 the engine hauled the Royal train to Portland With steam on the Southern Region coming to an end the engine was withdrawn from service in October 1965 and sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry Island 3 Withdrawal and preservation edit nbsp 34046 disguised as 34052 Lord Dowding departing Taunton with an excursion to Par 34046 was withdrawn from service in October 1965 and moved to the Woodham Brothers scrapyard at Barry Island this was to be the engine s home for the next 23 years until it was moved in 1988 to Brighton in a bid to be restored In 1996 it was purchased by the West Somerset Railway but later sold on to a private individual The engine was moved to Williton on the WSR where a long term restoration to running order was to be undertaken During the engine s time at Barry Scrapyard a large number of parts had been taken from the engine for use on other projects so replacements were cast and fitted 34046 returned to steam in July 2007 for the first time in the 42 years since its withdrawal from service The engine s debut return to passenger service was in 2008 with plans to have the engine certified for use on the mainline hauling excursion trains 4 In 2018 it was based in Crewe and owned by Jeremy Hosking 34046 is operational on the mainline hauling excursion trains In 2016 the engine was disguised as scrapped classmate no 34052 Lord Dowding 5 Fame in preservation editOn 15 May 2016 the engine hauled a private football special from Clapham Junction to Southampton for the fans of Crystal Palace F C 6 References edit BR Database Rail UK British Railway Steam Locomotive Railuk info Explore Braunton Explorebraunton org Explore Braunton Explorebraunton org Lord Dowding rides again Steamrailway co uk Retrieved 16 December 2018 Crystal Palace Steam Train A Football Special Iconsofsteam com Retrieved 16 December 2018 External links editPreserved British Locomotives 34046 Icons of Steam Bullied Pacific class information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SR West Country class 21C146 Braunton amp oldid 1169236981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
