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35022 Holland America Line
35022 at Bournemouth with "The Bournemouth Belle" in 1965
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderEastleigh Works
Build dateOctober 1948
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Wheelbase61 ft 6 in (18.75 m)
Length71 ft 7¾ in (21.84 m)
Total weight94 tons 15 cwt (96,270 kg, c. 212,240 lb)
Boiler pressure280 psi (19.31 bar; 1.93 MPa), later reduced to 250 psi (17.24 bar; 1.72 MPa)
Cylinders3
Cylinder size18 in bore x 24 in stoke (457 x 610 mm)
Loco brakeVacuum
Performance figures
Tractive effort33,495 lbf (149.0 kN) (previously 37,515 lbf (166.9 kN))
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
ClassMerchant Navy
NumbersSR 21C22
BR 35022
Official nameHolland America Line
WithdrawnMay 1966
Current ownerRoyal Scot Locomotive and General Trust

35022 Holland America Line was one of the last batch of ten SR Merchant Navy class steam locomotives to be built, although a Southern Railway design it was built by British Railways.

Completed at Eastleigh Works in October 1948, Holland America Line was first shedded at Exmouth Junction until June 1954, when it was transferred to Bournemouth. Other shed allocations included Weymouth Radipole and Nine Elms. 35022 was withdrawn from service in May 1966 after a working life of just 17 years, and was sold to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.

Preservation

In 1983, it was purchased by "The Southern Steam Trust" for preservation and was moved to Swanage where a restoration to running order was to take place; however, restoration was never started and as of 2018, it is now owned by "Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust" and is stored at Crewe awaiting restoration to mainline condition.

References

  1. "35022 Holland America Line". Preserved British Steam Locomotives. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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