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was a
Southern Railway 53 ft 3 in (16.23 m) Gangwayed Bogie Luggage van, no. 2464, which was built in 1931 as part of a batch of 30. It had been withdrawn from normal service in 1961, and was set aside and repainted into the Pullman cream and umber colours in July 1962. The van was
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in York, as part of the UK National
Collection. Repainting of the engine was completed at the Mid-Hants Railway at Ropley, Hampshire in December 2014 after which the engine was returned to York for display in the National Railway Museum in time for the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston
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In April 1951 it was reallocated to
Exmouth Junction shed, on the eastern outskirts of Exeter. Its opportunities to wander the network of branchlines west of Exeter known as 'The Withered Arm', were cut short when its allocation was changed to Salisbury only two months later.
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During a
General Repair at Eastleigh Works in November/December 1954, 34051 had its boiler pressure reduced from 280 to 250 lbf/in (1.93 to 1.72 MPa). At its next General, six years later, it was fitted with a speedometer and
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on 11 September 1947. The former prime minister, by then Leader of the
Opposition, was offered the chance to name the locomotive, but turned it down, claiming a prior engagement. The locomotive was named by
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in 1946, being released to traffic on 30 December of that year. Initially it was unnamed and paired with 4,500-imperial-gallon (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal) tender 3301. It was first allocated to
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All six cars used in
Churchill's funeral train survive in preservation, with two Pullmans and the hearse van having spent several years in the
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in
January 1948 as part of nationalisation of Britain's railways. However it was October 1948 before it received its British Railways number
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In
February 1950, 34051 moved to Nine Elms locomotive shed in London, and continued to work the West of England Main Line, as well as the
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Churchill on 20 January 2015, but the locomotive remains non-operational. In 2016 it was moved to the NRM's
Shildon Locomotion Museum.
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In July/August 1947 it had its original flat-front cab altered to a more streamlined wedge-shaped, with a larger front window.
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After hauling
Churchill's funeral train, 34051 was earmarked for preservation, so in November 1965, 34051 was moved to
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It stayed at Salisbury for the rest of its career, becoming the shed's 'pet' locomotive, even being noted on the
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34051 was withdrawn later that year on 19 September 1965, having covered 807,496 miles (1,299,539 km).
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in March 1949, 34051 swapped its tender (number 3301) for tender number 3280, formerly coupled to 21C128
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before being transferred to Waterloo Station. A special train had been laid on to take the family to
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since being repatriated. It has been repainted into Pullman umber and cream and is now operational.
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While being prepared, the locomotive carried the four discs in an inverted 'T' formation—the
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612:' sign. In reality, that headcode would normally only have been used for a breakdown train.
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had had from new). It would keep this tender for the rest of its British Railways service.
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The funeral train passing Clapham Junction; the second carriage is the hearse van.
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866:"Bulleid WC/BB 'West Country' and 'Battle of Britain' class 4-6-2"
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86 long tons 0 cwt (192,600 lb or 87.4 t)
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where Churchill's body was to be interred. The train comprised:
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apparatus, and tender 3316 had its cosmetic high-sides removed.
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4,500 imp gal (20,000 L; 5,400 US gal)
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5 long tons 0 cwt (11,200 lb or 5.1 t)
531:. Handborough was the closest station to the parish church of
991:
The Book of the West Country and Battle of Britain Pacifics
195: in Ă— 24 in (416 mm Ă— 610 mm)
957:. BBC News Hampshire & Isle of Wight. 19 December 2014
955:"Restored Churchill funeral locomotive unveiled in Ropley"
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kept out of public gaze in Stewarts Lane carriage sheds.
1031:. Shepperton, Surrey: Malaga Books (Ian Allan Limited).
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that has been preserved as part of the United Kingdom's
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SR Gangwayed Bogie Luggage van no. 2464 at Corfe Castle
465:, while 34051 gained tender number 3316 (which 34067
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On 24 January 1965, Sir Winston Churchill died. His
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651:. 34051 then retraced its route back to London
1050:, Horsham, Surrey: Oxford Publishing Company,
480:line in June 1959 on the front of a Salisbury–
682:for storage. It later spent some time at the
8:
1110:Monuments and memorials to Winston Churchill
1090:Preserved Southern Railway steam locomotives
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984:. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan Limited.
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450:(tender 3301 was then attached to 34042
1105:Individual locomotives of Great Britain
920:"Sir Winston Churchill's Funeral Train"
715:
1100:Railway locomotives introduced in 1946
1065:"Sir Winston Churchill's last journey"
902:"SR Steam Locomotive Headsignals 1944"
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396:Nameplate and plaque of 21C151 / 34051
130:67 ft 4.75 in (20.54 m)
17:
840:
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478:Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway
7:
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376:locomotive shed for services on the
162:280 lbf/in (1,930.53 kPa),
122:6 ft 2 in (1.880 m)
14:
230:31,046 lbf (138.10 kN),
30:
1074:. March 1965. pp. 132–134.
1010:Southern Railway Passenger Vans
545:Pullman guard-parlour car 208,
539:Battle of Britain class 34051
1:
1012:. Headington: Oakwood Press.
924:Southern Railway E-mail Group
906:Southern Railway E-mail Group
870:Southern Railway E-mail Group
1029:Pullman, Travelling in Style
558:Pullman kitchen-parlour car
551:Pullman kitchen-parlour car
527:, seven miles north-west of
400:21C151 was officially named
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572:Pullman guard-parlour car
351:. It is on display at the
1027:Haresnape, Brian (1987).
982:British Railway Headcodes
698:. S2464S has been on the
686:. It then resided at the
615:The train was routed via
459:Waterloo to Weymouth line
378:West of England Main Line
238:
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84:
45:
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490:Automatic Warning System
408:Waterloo railway station
989:Derry, Richard (2002).
688:National Railway Museum
663:diesel-hydraulic D1015
338:Battle of Britain class
316:National Railway Museum
980:Bailey, M. R. (1965).
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442:During an overhaul at
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1008:Gould, David (1992).
944:: p. 134. March 1965.
843:, pp. 77, 80, 85
684:Didcot Railway Centre
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1072:The Railway Magazine
942:The Railway Magazine
639:, where it left the
565:Pullman parlour car
367:21C151 was built at
21:SR 21C151 / BR 34051
1046:King, Mike (2003),
855:, pp. 194, 223
779:. 23 February 2011.
380:between London and
349:National Collection
220:Performance figures
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548:Hearse van S2464S,
541:Winston Churchill,
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1095:4-6-2 locomotives
406:in a ceremony at
403:Winston Churchill
353:Locomotion Museum
330:Winston Churchill
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289:Winston Churchill
268:Battle of Britain
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886:Bailey 1965
777:RMweb.co.uk
602:Royal train
525:Handborough
135:Loco weight
1084:Categories
961:29 January
841:Gould 1992
760:Derry 2002
748:Derry 2002
736:Derry 2002
706:References
680:Hellifield
657:Paddington
621:Twickenham
452:Dorchester
277:SR: 21C151
201:Valve gear
151:Water cap.
73:Build date
55:Power type
853:King 2003
711:Citations
633:Wokingham
520:Havengore
463:Hurricane
448:Eddystone
374:Salisbury
304:Withdrawn
296:Delivered
279:BR: 34051
248:Operators
168:Cylinders
40:at Didcot
606:smokebox
598:headcode
518:MV
482:Wimborne
467:Tangmere
343:Pacific
254: »
98:
637:Reading
567:Perseus
516:on the
357:Shildon
328:21C151
274:Numbers
206:Bulleid
190:⁄
63:Builder
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1022:. X50.
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997:
649:Oxford
617:Barnes
600:for a
590:hearse
553:Carina
533:Bladon
529:Oxford
388:Naming
382:Exeter
363:Career
243:Career
127:Length
117:Driver
36:34051
1068:(PDF)
629:Ascot
560:Lydia
437:34051
341:4-6-2
333:is a
263:Class
172:Three
110:4-6-2
105:Whyte
58:Steam
1052:ISBN
1033:ISBN
1014:ISBN
995:ISBN
963:2015
635:and
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