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92 SQUADRON, Nº34081
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY
Registered Charity N°299140
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| Welcome to the web site of the Battle of Britain Locomotive
Society. The Society owns and operates ex-British Railways Bulleid 'Battle
of Britain' class pacific locomotive º34081 92 SQUADRON, named
after the famous Spitfire squadron based at Biggin Hill during the Battle of
Britain in 1940. Entering service from Brighton works in September 1948, her
all-too-brief mainline career ended when she was withdrawn from Eastleigh shed
in August 1964 and subsequently sold to Dai Woodhams scrap yard at Barry Island
in South Wales.
Purchased from there by the then-named Battle of Britain Locomotive
Preservation Society in autumn 1973, she arrived at Wansford on the Nene Valley
Railway near Peterborough on 7th December 1976 where restoration commenced. In
1998, some 22 years later she moved under her own power at the NVR for the
first time since 1964 and became a regular performer on various Heritage
Railways until being withdrawn for overhaul at the North Nofolk Railway in May
2008. 34081 returned to service on the NVR on 25th February 2017.
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34081 arrives at Yarwell Junction on 23 May 1998,
her first day in service following 21 years of restoration work.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, LATEST NEWS, OPERATING DATES OF 34081,
VIEWS AND GOSSIP FROM THE BBLS PLEASE NAVIGATE THE SITE VIA THE BUTTONS ON THE
LEFT. THE 34081 BOOK AND VIDEO ARE NOW AVAILABLE - PLEASE SEE THE SALES PAGE.
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At the Mid Hants Gala, by Owen Chapman.
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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN LOCOMOTIVE SOCIETY
Registered office : 17 Whitecrofts, Stotfold, Hitchin, Herts SG5 4EB
Company registration no. 2228567
Registered charity no. 299140
Member of the Bulleid Pacific Owners Association
Member of The Transport Trust |
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