All the Survivors - The SR Merchant Navy Class

[@citizen9378]

Nice to see so many of these handsome locos in preservation. I was at school in Poole when they were in service with BR, I saw them every day passing Poole gasworks, and I can remember being really annoyed when a start was made of stripping them of their streamlining. I can now appreciate that whichever coats they wear, these are some of the best looking locos in service anywhere. It’s also good to see them working on so many different railways.

[@geoffcorker6882]

Only ever saw one in BR service.....the last built 35030. Came screaming through Clapham Junction in October 1966. It also worked the 14.07 from Weymouth on the last day of Southern steam on 9th July 1967....the very last BR steam loco into Waterloo, deputising for a diesel i believe. Shame it wasn't preserved😢

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Oh wow I bet that was amazing to see!

[@Shark30006]

Also my other favorite Merchant Navy locomotives are 35003 Royal Mail, 35004 Cunard White Star, 35012 United States Lines, 21C14 Nederland Line, 35023 Holland Afrika Line and 35030 Elder Dempster Lines

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Nice!

[@brianwillson9567]

If you can't have a duchess, its no hardship to make do with a Packet.

[@Shark30006]

My favorite Merchant Navy locomotives are the two prototypes 21C1 Channel Packet and 21C2 Union Castle

[@CayH9799]

Can you do the princess royal class next

[@teescottageguyproductions]

I will if I get the chance but they’re hard to make now because of copyright regs

[@railwayfansingongyi6417]

A poor guy died in a movie

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Err ok. Why did you say that?

[@railwayfansingongyi6417]

@@teescottageguyproductions A behind-the-scenes egg from Agent 007, a similar train was dropped off the bridge

[@teescottageguyproductions]

@@railwayfansingongyi6417 ah ok