List of SR Class V Locomotives

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Below is a list of Richard Maunsell's SR Class V "Schools" locomotives. The class naming process was another product of the astute publicity department of the Southern Railway, being named after public schools firstly within the Southern catchment area, and latterly further afield. Pupils of these schools were allowed to visit "their" engine during the naming ceremonies.

Number		Name[1]	Builder	Built	Withdrawn	Notes
SR	BR
900	30900	Eton	Eastleigh	1930	1962
901	30901	Winchester	Eastleigh	1930	1962
902	30902	Wellington	Eastleigh	1930	1962
903	30903	Charterhouse	Eastleigh	1930	1962
904	30904	Lancing	Eastleigh	1930	1961
905	30905	Tonbridge	Eastleigh	1930	1961
906	30906	Sherborne	Eastleigh	1930	1962
907	30907	Dulwich	Eastleigh	1930	1961
908	30908	Westminster	Eastleigh	1930	1961
909	30909	St Paul's	Eastleigh	1930	1962
910	30910	Merchant Taylors	Eastleigh	1933	1961
911	30911	Dover	Eastleigh	1933	1962
912	30912	Downside	Eastleigh	1933	1962
913	30913	Christ's Hospital	Eastleigh	1933	1962
914	30914	Eastbourne	Eastleigh	1933	1961
915	30915	Brighton	Eastleigh	1933	1962
916	30916	Whitgift	Eastleigh	1934	1962
917	30917	Ardingly	Eastleigh	1934	1962
918	30918	Hurstpierpoint	Eastleigh	1934	1961
919	30919	Harrow	Eastleigh	1934	1961
920	30920	Rugby	Eastleigh	1934	1961
921	30921	Shrewsbury	Eastleigh	1934	1962
922	30922	Marlborough	Eastleigh	1934	1961
923	30923	Bradfield1	Eastleigh	1934	1962
924	30924	Haileybury	Eastleigh	1934	1962
925	30925	Cheltenham	Eastleigh	1934	1962
926	30926	Repton	Eastleigh	1934	1962
927	30927	Clifton	Eastleigh	1934	1962
928	30928	Stowe	Eastleigh	1934	1962
929	30929	Malvern	Eastleigh	1934	1962
930	30930	Radley	Eastleigh	1934	1962
931	30931	King's Wimbledon	Eastleigh	1934	1961
932	30932	Blundells	Eastleigh	1934	1961
933	30933	King's Canterbury	Eastleigh	1934	1961
934	30934	St Lawrence	Eastleigh	1934	1962
935	30935	Sevenoaks	Eastleigh	1934	1962
936	30936	Cranleigh	Eastleigh	1934	1962
937	30937	Epsom	Eastleigh	1934	1962
938	30938	St Olave's	Eastleigh	1934	1961
939	30939	Leatherhead	Eastleigh	1934	1961

¹ Engine 923 was originally named Uppingham, but the name was changed following objections from the school.

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Three SR Class V Locomotives are known to survive:

• Engine 928, Stowe, owned by the Maunsell Locomotive Society.^[2]
• Engine 926, Repton, is owned by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.^{[3] [4]}
• Engine 925, Cheltenham is owned by the National Railway Museum at York.^[4]

[edit] References

1. ^ Burridge, Frank: Nameplates of the Big Four (Oxford Publishing Company: Oxford, 1975) ISBN 0-90288-843-9
2. ^ Southern E-Group (2003)[1], Retrieved May 16, 2007
3. ^ North Yorkshire Moors Railway (2000) [2], retrieved May 16, 2007
4. ^ ^{a b} Herring, Peter, Classic British Steam Locomotives (Abbeydale Press: London, 2000) Section "V ('Schools') Class", pages 124 to 125 - ISBN 1-86147-057-6