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Technical details
| Series | Modified Merchant Navy class |
| Set-up | 2'C1' (4-6-2) |
| Length | 21820 mm |
| Diameter driving wheels | 1880 mm |
| Weight full | 100 ton |
| Grate area | 5 m2 |
| Gear | Walschaerts |
| Cilinders | 3: 457x610 mm |
| Fuel capacity | coal: 5,1 ton |
| Water capacity | 27 m3 |
| Power | 149.0 kN |
| Remarks | Originally these engines were equiped with a chain-driven valve gear designed by Bulleid and with an air-smoothed casing. Both were changed during a re-design by British Railways. |
History
| Date | Event | Owner | Series | Identification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Build for | Southern Railway | SR Merchant Navy | British India Line/ 21C18 |
| 1948 | Take over by | British Railways | Merchant Navy | British India Line/ 35018 |
| 1956 | Rebuild by | British Railways | Modified Merchant Navy | British India Line/ 35018 |
| 1965 | Sold to | Woodham Brothers (Barry Scrapyard) | Merchant Navy | British India Line/ 35018 |
| 1979 | Sold to | Private owner | Merchant Navy | British India Line/ 35018 |
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