SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line

35028 Clan Line
Clan Line in 2012
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderEastleigh Works
Build dateDecember 1948
Rebuild dateOctober 1959
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-6-2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Wheelbase61 ft 6 in (18.75 m)
Length71 ft 7¾ in (21.84 m)
Total weight94 tons 15 cwt (96,270 kg, c. 212,240 lb)
Boiler pressure280 psi (19.31 bar; 1.93 MPa), later reduced to 250 psi (17.24 bar; 1.72 MPa)
Cylinders3
Cylinder size18 in bore x 24 in stroke (457 x 610 mm)
Loco brakeAir
Performance figures
Tractive effort33,495 lbf (149.0 kN) (previously 37,515 lbf (166.9 kN))
Career
OperatorsBritish Railways
ClassMerchant Navy
Power class
  • SR: A
  • BR: 8P
NumbersSR 21C28
BR 35028
Official nameClan Line
WithdrawnJuly 1967
RestoredOctober 2006
Current ownerMerchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society
DispositionOperational, Mainline Certified

SR Merchant Navy Class 35028 Clan Line is a Southern Railway rebuilt Merchant Navy 4-6-2 class locomotive. This historic steam locomotive pulls excursion trains about once a month in southern England.