OVS Bulleid Plate

LOCOMOTIVE SUMMARY
'MERCHANT NAVY' CLASS

The table below shows a summary of Bulleid's Merchant Navy Pacifics. This information is taken from 'Bulleid Power - The Merchant Navy Class' by A.J. Fry. The book contains an in-depth description of the class plus a detailed history of each locomotive.

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P = Preserved
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SR No BR No Name Built Named Renumbered Cab
Modified
Matt Malachite
Green
Wartime Black SR Malachite
Green
BR Blue BR Green Rebuilt
Date (Mileage)
Withdrawn
Date (Mileage)
Sold to
Cut up / Preserved
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21C1 35001
Channel Packet
6/1941 10/3/1941 10/1949 12/50 New 1/1944 12/1945 12/1950 5/1952 8/1959 (807,318) 11/1964 (1,095,884)
Birds (Swansea) Ltd.
1965
21C2 35002
Union Castle
6/1941 4/7/1941 1/1950 1/1954 New 5/1944 7/1946 1/1950 6/1951 5/1958 (776,797) 2/1964 (1,101,914)
Slag Reduction Co. Ltd., Yorkshire
12/1964
21C3 35003
Royal Mail
9/1941 24/10/1941 6/1948 5/1950 New 5/1943 10/1945 5/1950 8/1953 8/1959 (859,789) 7/1967 (1,131,793)
John Cashmore, Newport
12/1967
21C4 35004
Cunard White Star
10/1941 1/1/1942 4/1948 10/1950 New 7/1943 4/1946 10/1950 2/1953 7/1958 (750,886) 10/1965 (1,131,417)
Cohen's / Eastleigh Shed
2/1966
21C5 35005
Canadian Pacific
12/1941 27/3/1942 4/1948 2/1950 New 3/1942 1/1946 2/1950 2/1954 5/1959 (632,322) 10/1965 (976,806)
Woodham Bros., Barry
P
21C6 35006
Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co.
12/1941 4/6/1942 12/1948 3/1951 New 5/1942 9/1946 3/1951 8/1953 10/1959 (962,757) 8/1964 (1,134,319)
Woodham Bros., Barry
P
21C7 35007
Aberdeen Commonwealth
6/1942 30/7/1942 12/1948 3/1950   New 7/1947 3/1950 12/1952 5/1958 (799,299) 7/1967 (1,318,765)
J. Buttigieg, Newport
4/1968
21C8 35008
Orient Line
6/1942 2/11/1942 7/1949 7/1949   New 8/1947 7/1949 5/1952 5/1957 (730,712) 7/1967 (1,286,418)
J. Buttigieg, Newport
9/1968
21C9 35009
Shaw Savill
6/1942 30/7/1942 8/1949 8/1953   New 11/1946 2/1949 6/1954 3/1957 (684,482) 7/1964 (1,127,452)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
21C10 35010
Blue Star
7/1942 18/12/1942 12/1948 11/1945   New 6/1947 11/1949 11/1952 1/1957 (663,174) 9/1966 (1,241,929)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
21C11 35011
General Steam Navigation
12/1944 20/2/1945 11/1948 9/1950   New 1/1947 - 11/1951 7/1959 (670,782) 2/1966 (1,069,128)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
21C12 35012
United States Lines
1/1945 10/4/1945 3/1949 3/1949   New 4/1945 2/1951 7/1952 2/1957 (564,821) 4/1967 (1,134,836)
John Cashmore, Newport
10/1967
21C13 35013
Blue Funnel
2/1945 17/4/1945 8/1948 12/1952   New 11/1946 8/1950 12/1952 5/1956 (517,915) 7/1967 (1,114,658)
J. Buttigieg, Newport
4/1968
21C14 35014
Nederland Line
2/1945 27/11/1945 5/1949 5/1949   New 11/1945 - 8/1951 7/1956 (516,811) 3/1967 (1,062,394)
John Cashmore, Newport
9/1967
21C15 35015
Rotterdam Lloyd
3/1945 27/11/1945 6/1949 6/1949   New 9/1945 2/1951 5/1953 6/1958 (549,706) 2/1964 (813,950)
Slag Reduction Co. Ltd., Yorkshire
12/1964
21C16 35016
Elders Fyffes
3/1945 5/7/1945 10/1948 6/1949   New 1/1947 5/1950 3/1953 4/1957 (467,091) 8/1965 (900,637)
Birds (Swansea) Ltd.
12/1965
21C17 35017
Belgian Marine
4/1945 22/10/1945 4/1948 4/1948   New 10/1945 7/1949 4/1953 3/1957 (594,522) 7/1966 (1,017,754)
J. Buttigieg, Newport
9/1966
21C18 35018
British India Line
5/1945 13/12/1945 5/1948 5/1948   New 8/1945 9/1949 7/1951 2/1956 (504,900) 8/1964 (956,544)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
21C19 35019
French Line C.G.T.
6/1945 22/9/1945 4/1948 4/1948   New 9/1945 1/1950 6/1951 5/1959 (617,368) 9/1965 (947,344)
John Cashmore, Newport
1/1966
21C20 35020
Bibby Line
6/1945 18/10/1945 5/1948 5/1948   New 8/1945 5/1950 6/1952 4/1956 (507,958) 2/1965 (981,479)
BR / Eastleigh Works
3/1965
- 35021
New Zealand Line
9/1948 24/11/1948 - New   - New 11/1950 2/1952 6/1959 (575,993) 8/1965 (859,661)
Birds (Swansea) Ltd.
10/1965
- 35022
Holland-America Line
10/1948 24/1/1949 - New   - New 5/1950 1/1952 6/1956 (329,083) 5/1966 (903,542)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
- 35023
Holland-Afrika Line
11/1948 24/1/1949 - New   - New - 3/1954 2/1957 (433,833) 7/1967 (941,326)
J. Buttigieg, Newport
4/1968
- 35024
East Asiatic Company
11/1948 5/5/1949 - New   - New 3/1949 5/1951 4/1959 (552,053) 1/1965 (839,415)
C. Woodfield and Sons, Newport
5/1965
- 35025
Brocklebank Line
11/1948 20/9/1949 - New   - New 9/1949 6/1952 12/1956 (419,374) 9/1964 (884,081)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
- 35026
Lamport & Holt Line
12/1948 15/1/1951 - New   - New 7/1949 6/1952 1/1957 (311,063) 3/1967 (858,784)
John Cashmore, Newport
9/1967
- 35027
Port Line
12/1948 24/4/1950 - New   - New 4/1950 11/1953 5/1957 (363,351) 9/1966 (872,290)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
- 35028
Clan Line
12/1948 15/1/1951 - New   - New 1/1951 6/1953 10/1959 (401,005) 7/1967 (794,391)
Purchased by MNLPS from BR
P
- 35029
Ellerman Lines
2/1949 1/3/1951 - New   - New 1/1951 7/1952 9/1959 (428,621) 9/1966 (748,343)
Woodham Bros, Barry
P
- 35030
Elder Dempster Lines
4/1949 5/6/1950 - New   - New 5/1950 5/1953 4/1958 (351,234) 7/1967 (850,876)
J. Buttigieg, Newport
11/1968