Steam Locomotives, like all things mechanical, require regular servicing
and, as with servicing a car, not all services are equal! The Southern Railway
classified "repairs", as locomotive services are known, by letters
and BR(S) classified by name but basically it all boiled down to the same
thing. It is interesting to note that the scheduled servicing interval for a
Bulleid Light Pacific was 100,000 miles but in many instances Wadebridge
would cover in excess of 200,000 miles. The information below is from
Wadebridge's record cards, unfortunately some of it is now a little
indistinct.
| SOUTHERN RAILWAY Card |
| |
Engine arived |
Work commenced |
Mileage since
last Gen. Rep. |
Class of
Repr. |
Boiler
No. |
Tender
No. |
Extension
of mileage |
Date
to Work |
Repd.
at |
| |
|
New Engine |
|
1269 |
3268 |
|
1.9.45 |
B |
| 12.46 |
7.12.46 |
10.12.46 |
67,674 |
C |
'' |
'' |
|
11.1.47 |
E |
| |
Tender changed at Exmouth Jct. |
|
|
3266 |
|
31.7.47 |
Ex J. |
| 12.47 |
9.12.47 |
13.12.47 |
103,671 |
A |
1272 |
'' |
|
31.1.48 |
E |
| |
|
1.3.49 |
43,655 |
D (BTN) |
'' |
'' |
|
25.3.49 |
E |
| 10.49 |
28.9.49 |
30.9.49 |
63,814 |
L/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
28.10.49 |
E |
| 4.51 |
11.4.51 |
11.4.51 |
136,057 |
Gen |
1375 |
'' |
|
25.5.51 |
E |
| 6.53 |
25.6.53 |
25.6.53 |
90,425 |
L/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
8.8.53 |
E |
| 8.54 |
9.8.54 |
9.8.54 |
134,243 |
Non Class |
'' |
'' |
Pressure
250lbs psi |
14.8.54 |
E |
| 3.55 |
17.3.55 |
17.3.55 |
159,411 |
L/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
16.4.55 |
E |
| 5.56 |
18.5.56 |
18.5.56 |
211,967 |
Gen |
1369 |
'' |
|
23.6.56 |
E |
| 5.57 |
11.5.57 |
11.5.57 |
57,541 |
L/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
1.6.57 |
E |
| 8.57 |
13.8.57 |
13.8.57 |
16,925 |
H/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
6.9.57 |
E |
| 2.59 |
6.2.59 |
6.2.59 |
149,665 |
L/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
7.3.59 |
E |
| 8.60 |
22.8.60 |
22.8.60 |
224,755 |
L/Inter |
'' |
'' |
|
17.9.60 |
E |
| BRITISH RAILWAYS SOUTHERN REGION Card |
DATE OUT
OF TRAFFIC |
DATE INTO
TRAFFIC |
SHOP OR SHED AT
WHICH REPAIRED |
BOILER
NO. |
TENDER
NO. |
MILEAGE SINCE
LAST REPAIR |
CLASS |
| 16.11.61 |
30.11.61 |
EASTLEIGH |
1369 |
3266 |
264,188 |
NON-CLASS |
| 30.4.62 |
12.5.62 |
EASTLEIGH 2326 |
'' |
'' |
276,737 |
L/CASUAL |
| 25.10.62 |
8.12.62 |
EASTLEIGH 2331 |
1364 |
'' |
289,698 |
GENERAL |
| 29.1.63 |
6.2.63 |
EASTLEIGH |
'' |
'' |
780 |
RETURN |
| |
|
WITHDRAWN 17.10.65 |
|
|
Interesting reading, isn't it? As time goes by the intervals between
repairs get longer and longer. What went wrong in 1962/3 that she was back in
the repair shop after just 780 miles?
The Southern Railway card starts with beautiful copper-plate writing and the
same hand is in evidence until 1957 after which the writing deteriorates until
the final entry, with no mileage or anything else beside it, is not much more
than a quick scribble.
Other relevant dates:
31 January 1948 - S prefix added to number
25 March 1949 - Renumbered 34007
25 May 1951 - Wedge shaped cab added and repainted in BR Standard Green
17 September 1960 - AWS and speedometer fitted
8 December 1962 - Anti-glare screen added. Tender 3266 cut down
Tales abound about Bulleid pacifics catching fire, and of them
"spraying" the track with oil. Read what Dave Mitchell has to say on these
topics!
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