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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Build for | Southern Railway | SR Merchant Navy | General Steam Navigation/ 21C11 |
| 1948 | Take over by | British Railways | Merchant Navy | General Steam Navigation/ 35011 |
| 1959 | Rebuild by | British Railways | Modified Merchant Navy | General Steam Navigation/ 35011 |
| 1966 | Sold to | Woodham Brothers (Barry Scrapyard) | Merchant Navy | General Steam Navigation/ 35011 |
| 1989 | Sold to | Private owner | Merchant Navy | General Steam Navigation/ 35011 |
| 2019 | On loan to | Swindon & Cricklade Railway | Merchant Navy | General Steam Navigation/ 35011 |
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