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Southern Locomotives Limited (SLL) is an unlisted Company number 02479435 which was first incorporated on 12 March 1990, and is "dedicated to restoring, operating and maintaining Southern's steam heritage."  
 
Southern Locomotives Limited (SLL) is an unlisted Company number 02479435 which was first incorporated on 12 March 1990, and is "dedicated to restoring, operating and maintaining Southern's steam heritage."  
  
SLL is the product of several mergers of locomotive owning groups and locomotive acquisitions since the inception of the 'Port Line Locomotive Project' in 1983. It owns SR Bulleid Battle of Britain class locomotive [[SR 34053 Sir Keith Park | 34053 Sir Keith Park]], which entered service on the Severn Valley Railway in August 2012, plus six more locomotives at other locations.  SLL's works are at Herston on the Swanage Railway, where restoration of 34053 was completed.  
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SLL is the product of several mergers of locomotive owning groups and locomotive acquisitions since the inception of the 'Port Line Locomotive Project' in 1983. It owns SR Bulleid Battle of Britain class locomotive [[SR 34053 Sir Keith Park | 34053 Sir Keith Park]], which entered service on the Severn Valley Railway in August 2012, plus several more locomotives at other locations.  SLL's works are at Herston on the Swanage Railway, where restoration of 34053 was completed.  
  
 
Once a year SLL offers its shareholders the opportunity to 'Drive & Fire' a locomotive. On 29th and 30th September 2016 this was held at the SVR with 34053 and [[SR 34027 Taw Valley | 34027 Taw Valley]].  
 
Once a year SLL offers its shareholders the opportunity to 'Drive & Fire' a locomotive. On 29th and 30th September 2016 this was held at the SVR with 34053 and [[SR 34027 Taw Valley | 34027 Taw Valley]].  
  
{{As of|2017}} the large boiler which can be seen in Bridgnorth yard is from another of SLL's locomotives, 34010 Sidmouth.  
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Other SLL locomotives that have visited the SVR are 34072 257 Squadron (Spring 1992), BR Standard 4MT 2-6-4T 80104 (Autumn 1999) and 34070 Manston (August 2010). For several years a large boiler was to be seen in Bridgnorth yard from another of SLL's locomotives, 34010 Sidmouth. This departed in October 2017.
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In August 2017 it was announced that SLL and the SVR had mutually agreed not to renew the agreement for operating 34053 and the locomotive would move to Swanage after the end of season services in Januaury 2018. This agreement leaves every opportunity for further locos from the SLL fleet to visit in future years.
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== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 09:32, 21 October 2017

34053 Sir Keith Park

Southern Locomotives Limited (SLL) is an unlisted Company number 02479435 which was first incorporated on 12 March 1990, and is "dedicated to restoring, operating and maintaining Southern's steam heritage."

SLL is the product of several mergers of locomotive owning groups and locomotive acquisitions since the inception of the 'Port Line Locomotive Project' in 1983. It owns SRSouthern Railway BulleidOliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid, Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the Southern Railway 1937-1948 Battle of Britain class locomotive 34053 Sir Keith Park, which entered service on the Severn Valley Railway in August 2012, plus several more locomotives at other locations. SLL's works are at Herston on the Swanage Railway, where restoration of 34053 was completed.

Once a year SLL offers its shareholders the opportunity to 'Drive & Fire' a locomotive. On 29th and 30th September 2016 this was held at the SVRSevern Valley Railway with 34053 and 34027 Taw Valley.

Other SLL locomotives that have visited the SVRSevern Valley Railway are 34072 257 Squadron (Spring 1992), BRBritish Rail or British Railways Standard 4MTThe British Railways system of classifying steam locomotives by power using a number from 0, least powerful, to 9, most powerful, followed by either F for freight, P for Passenger or MT for Mixed Traffic. 2-6-4T 80104 (Autumn 1999) and 34070 Manston (August 2010). For several years a large boiler was to be seen in Bridgnorth yard from another of SLL's locomotives, 34010 Sidmouth. This departed in October 2017.

In August 2017 it was announced that SLL and the SVRSevern Valley Railway had mutually agreed not to renew the agreement for operating 34053 and the locomotive would move to Swanage after the end of season services in Januaury 2018. This agreement leaves every opportunity for further locos from the SLL fleet to visit in future years.


See Also

List of preservation groups SVR-based locomotives visiting other events

Links

Southern Locomotives Limited website