SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line
This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2020) |
SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line is a Southern Railway rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2 class locomotive.
History
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Clapham_Junction_SR_Bulleid_Pacific_%27Clan_Line%27_on_Up_Special_geograph-2673864-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg/220px-Clapham_Junction_SR_Bulleid_Pacific_%27Clan_Line%27_on_Up_Special_geograph-2673864-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg)
British Railways
35028 was built at
Preservation
One month after finishing the farewell special, Clan Line was bought by the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society from British Railways for £3,850.[1] The group had wanted 35022 Holland America Line, but it was sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in South Wales, before they could purchase it, so the group purchased Clan Line instead. Clan Line was one of the first preserved locomotives to participate in steam specials, and in 1974 hauled its first revenue-earning train in preservation from Basingstoke to Westbury.[citation needed] Its sister engine 35022 Holland American Line was eventually rescued from Barry Scrapyard in 1986.[2]
In the 1990s, 35028 Clan Line was chosen as the locomotive to haul the Belmond British Pullman using preserved Pullman carriages, with tours around Kent, Surrey, Oxford, Bath and Bristol. In September 1994, it was the first steam locomotive in the United Kingdom to be fitted with air brakes.[3] In the early 2000s, when the locomotive went for overhaul, LNER Class A3 4472 Flying Scotsman took over those trains.[citation needed]
As of January 2024, Clan Line is based at
35028 Clan Line was the first Merchant Navy class locomotive to operate on the mainline in preservation.
On 7 December 2018, Clan Line hauled the British Royal Train, taking the Prince of Wales to Cardiff Central railway station.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Clan Line comes of age Railway World issue 355 December 1969 page 521
- ^ "35022 Holland America Line". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. WordPress.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Clan Line returns like a breath of fresh air The Railway Magazine issue 1123 November 1994 page 7
- ^ Prince Charles arrives at Cardiff Central BBC News 7 December 2018
- ^ Prince Charles arrives in Cardiff by steam locomotive BBC News 7 December 2018
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)