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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C164 m/e 07/1947
British Railways 34064 9w/e 01/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1947 FIGHTER COMMAND

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sun 22/05/1966
Service Life 18 yrs, 10 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1966

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3314 14/07/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1947
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/01/1949
70A   Nine Elms 7w/e 22/04/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 6w/e 14/06/1959
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 28/05/1962
70D   Eastleigh m/e 06/01/1964
70E   Salisbury 4w/e 25/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 22/05/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RAM Ramsgate on 14/07/1947
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/01/1949
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 7w/e 22/04/1950
TOSTORE   3w/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 28/05/1962
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 29/12/1963
ALLOC 70E Salisbury 4w/e 25/10/1965
WDN   w/e 22/05/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/07/1947 Brighton Works New 'West Country' Pacifics under construction were 21C164-170. This completes the order. These latter ones have a V-shaped cab-front. Locos. being repaired:-2021, 2039, 2345, 2567, 21C118, 77030, 77037, 77074, 77094, 77098, 77178, 77181, and 77444. The repair of the 'Austerity' locos. is top priority hence the recent lag in 'West Country' construction. L.B. and S.C.R. No. 82 Boxhill (ex 380.S) and 377.S are both in L.B. and S.C.R. livery. 19 'Austerity' 2-8-0's were observed stored in sidings between Dover and Folkstone (16/7). Only Nos. available were 77029, 77393, and 70825. SLS/194709
10/09/1947 Waterloo Station At an official ceremony held at Waterloo on 10/9 the following were named: 21C151 Winston Churchill, 21C152 Lord Dowding and 21C164 Fighter Command, while on 16/9 during a similar function these were also named: 21C154 Lord Beaverbrook, 21C165 Hurricane and 21C166 Spitfire. SLS/194710
30/09/1947 Brighton Works Some of the 'Pacifics' of the 'West Country' or 'Battle of Britain' Class have recently been noted outside Brighton Works with names with the Air Force motto in oval frame underneath: Nos. 21C153 Sir Keith Park; 21C165 Hurricane; 21C166 Spitfire and 21C167 Tangmere. Later the names were covered, presumably for an official ceremony similar to those mentioned in the daily Press, e.g., 21C151 Winston Churchill; 21C152 Lord Dowding; 21C164 Fighter Command etc. The Kent & East Sussex 'Terrier' No. KES3 (ex L.B. & S.C.R. No. 70 Poplar) which entered Brighton Works at the end of April came out on September 13th painted green with black border and yellow lining. The Stroudley combined sandbox and splasher is retained but the engine is otherwise externally similar to the 'AIX' but without the rear toolbox. The copper top of the chimney is painted black. 'Austerity' No. 77037 has also recently been repaired and painted unlined black. Noteworthy engines in shops on 13/9 were: Nos. 2004, 2021, 2039, 2252 , also 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 70878 (Nimes), 77007 (Hazebrouk), 77094 (Creil), 77122 (Acheres), 77150 (Dunkerque) and 77286 (Huizen), and the last three of the 'West Country' Pacifics, the current order finishing at 21C170 . No. 2235 is used to supply steam for boiler test in place of 2255 withdrawn. Boxhill left Brighton under her own steam for Horsham on 3/9 and has since been reported in London. SLS/194710
16/11/1948 Brighton Works In shops for repair: Nos, 32501 an 77359 (ready); 31919 an 32501 (nearly ready); 680S; CC1 (to be 20001); 1899, 2339, 2512, 2563, 32523, 77256; 34064 (lighter green livery). New construction Nos. 34085-90; 36001; boilers and tenders for 'Merchant Navy' Class. SLS/194812
02/12/1948 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 34056/64, both new green and lined (done at Eastleigh, in the summer), 20001 (ex CC1 to-day), 34088-90 (under construction), 36001 ('Leader'), 2325/39 an 32512 (ready). No. 34086, which ran trials at the end of November, is painted in the new light green and fully lined but not the panels, while the bottom of the engine and tender casing are all green and not black; the first one to be done here in this livery. SLS/194901
05/01/1949 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 2039, 2325/39/51, S2376, 2514/20, S2578, 34004/15/56/64, 21C161/63, 'Austerity' 70853, 77062/90, 78597, while under construction were:-Nos. 34090, 36001 and tenders. No. 32029 which left shops on 1/1 with plain black tanks, came back to be fully-lined and was ex shops again on 5/1. 'British Railways' lettering on engines is cancelled. SLS/194902
31/05/1951 Brighton\'s 1000th locomotive Brighton Works' 1000th locomotive was officially regarded as 21C164 (now 34064). This figure includes 204 Westminster and 205 Kensington converted from singles (but not 203 Sussex which remained a 2-2-2); but it does not include the twelve B4x, which were practically new engines in 1922-4. If these are included, Brighton Works have turned out 1093 - No. 42093, and 80010 will be the 1,096th. SLS/195107
31/05/1962 Giesel fitted BofB Un-rebuilt 'Battle of Britain' Class Pacific loco 34064 Fighter Command was out-shopped ex-Eastleigh Works fitted with a Giesl Oblong Ejector in May. SLS/196210

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1947 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C164, name: FIGHTER COMMAND
Built at Brighton Works
   
14/07/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3314    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
01/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34064    
08/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
28/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
06/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
25/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (70E)    
22/05/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 34064    
11/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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