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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C153 m/e 01/1947
British Railways 34053   25/06/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1947 SIR KEITH PARK

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed01/1947
Rebuilt (4-6-2)11/1958
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 01/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sun 17/10/1965
Service Life 18 yrs, 9 mths , 16 dys

Disposal

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3304 21/01/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3307 25/04/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3363 26/09/1958 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1947
SAL   Salisbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 9w/e 01/03/1948
9E   Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 11/04/1951
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
72B   Salisbury 7w/e 27/06/1951
71B   Bournemouth 4w/e 10/03/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 17/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 9w/e 01/03/1948
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 8w/e 27/06/1951
TOSTORE 72B Salisbury 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 72B Salisbury 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   w/e 17/10/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1958 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...

Preservation
Current Status Unknown
Status Date 17/09/2018


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1947 General New 'West Country' Class completed were 21C153-155. Fourteen of the American type 0-6-0 side tanks have been purchased and are to be numbered 61-74: the U.S.A. Nos. are 1277/84, 4326, 1952/60/66/73 (Vulcan Iron Works Nos. 4375/82/88, 4425/33/39/46/47) and 1264, 1388/96, 1402/18/19 (H. K. Porter Nos. 7420, 7502/10/16/32/33). SLS/194702
30/09/1947 Brighton Works Some of the 'Pacifics' of the 'West Country' or 'Battle of Britain' Class have recently been noted outside Brighton Works with names with the Air Force motto in oval frame underneath: Nos. 21C153 Sir Keith Park; 21C165 Hurricane; 21C166 Spitfire and 21C167 Tangmere. Later the names were covered, presumably for an official ceremony similar to those mentioned in the daily Press, e.g., 21C151 Winston Churchill; 21C152 Lord Dowding; 21C164 Fighter Command etc. The Kent & East Sussex 'Terrier' No. KES3 (ex L.B. & S.C.R. No. 70 Poplar) which entered Brighton Works at the end of April came out on September 13th painted green with black border and yellow lining. The Stroudley combined sandbox and splasher is retained but the engine is otherwise externally similar to the 'AIX' but without the rear toolbox. The copper top of the chimney is painted black. 'Austerity' No. 77037 has also recently been repaired and painted unlined black. Noteworthy engines in shops on 13/9 were: Nos. 2004, 2021, 2039, 2252 , also 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 70878 (Nimes), 77007 (Hazebrouk), 77094 (Creil), 77122 (Acheres), 77150 (Dunkerque) and 77286 (Huizen), and the last three of the 'West Country' Pacifics, the current order finishing at 21C170 . No. 2235 is used to supply steam for boiler test in place of 2255 withdrawn. Boxhill left Brighton under her own steam for Horsham on 3/9 and has since been reported in London. SLS/194710
31/01/1951 Eastleigh Works ex Works: Blue, 35017/26/28; dark green, 30752, 30858, 34009/17/26/44/51/53/88/89; lined black, 30050, 30117/28, 30285/8, 30482, 30707/58 Lord St. Levan, 30909/28. B.4 dock tanks 30096/102 have lost their names on repainting. No. 32425 has been repaired here, also 32151 (lined black), 32331/7, 32558. The I.3 tank, 32076, appears to be waiting scrap. SLS/195103
12/05/1963 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D3223, D3721, D6522/34/64, E5005/9, 11229 (to be renumbered D2259), DS680, 30828/42, 31621/39, 31859/62, 34001/10/22/4/5/53/76/95, 34104/7/9, 35003, 41224, 76008/18, 80013, 80138/43. Works Yard: D3044, D3462, D6523, 30545, 31411, 31834, 32104/9, 32635/61, 33004/26, 34096, 80032. Scrap Yard: 30039, 30517/33, 30937, 31891. Test House: 33020. SLS/196304
07/07/1968 Locos. at Messrs. Woodhams, Barry Docks Locomotives awaiting scrapping at Woodhams yard, Barry: GWR2807/57/59/61/73/4/85, GWR3612, GWR3738, GWR3802/3/14/17/22/45/50/55/62, GWR4110/5/21/41, GWR4150/6/60, GWR4247/8/53/70/7, GWR4561/6/88, GWR4612/68, GWR4920/30/42/53/64/79/83, GWR5029/43/51/80, GWR5164/93/9, GWR5224/7/39, GWR5322, GWR5521/6/32/8/9, GWR5541/2/52/3/62/72, GWR5619/37/68, GWR5900/52/67/94, GWR6023/4, GWR6619/34/88/95, GWR6960/84/9/90, GWR7027, GWR7200/2/29, GWR7325, GWR7802/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, GWR7903/27, GWR9466, GWR9629/81/82, 30499, 30506/41, 30825/8/30/41/7, 31618/25/38, 31806/74, 34007/10/6/27/8/39/46/53/8/9/67/70/2/3/81/92, 34101/5, 35001/5/6/9/10/1/8/22/5/7/9, 41312/3, 42765, 42859, 42968, 43924, 44123, 44422, 44901, 45163, 45293, 45337/79, 45491, 45690/9, 46428/47, 46512/21, 47279/98, 47324/57, 47406/93, 48173, 48431, 48518, 48624, 53808/9, 71000, 73082/96, 73129/56, 75014/69/78/9, 76017, 78018/9/22/59, 80064/72/8/9/80/97/8, 80100/4/5/35/6/50/1, 92085, 92134, 92207/14/9/40/5. A total of 209. 31618 and 43924 are scheduled for private preservation providing sufficient donations are received. SLS/196810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1947 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C153, name: SIR KEITH PARK
Built at Brighton Works
   
21/01/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3304    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Salisbury (SAL)    
01/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
25/04/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3307    
25/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 34053    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
26/09/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3363    
11/1958 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
17/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 34053    

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