SR 4-6-2 "West Country" Class no. 34028 Eddystone

34028 Eddystone started life as an original Bulleid ‘Spam Can’ in 1946.  Like many of these locos it was rebuilt into a more conventional design in 1959, and remained in BR service until 1965.  It was acquired by the Southern Pacific Rescue Group in 1986, which merged with Southern Locomotives Ltd, finally entering service at Swanage in 2003.  It was withdrawn for overhaul in 2014. 

2021 - return to service

Eddystone returned to service in May 2021 at Swanage Railway. The overhaul was exacerbated by delays to work on other locos and Covid, eventually taking seven years.

2025 - Main Line operations

In 2024 it was decided to equip 34028 for operations on the main line. A tremendous effort by the team at Herston had the work completed by June 2025. Following testing at Swanage the loco moved to Southall, where it is based to run tours operated by the Railway Touring Company.