Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class Locomotive- 605 Squadron Plaque

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Reference WMO/290325

Address:

National Railway Museum

Leeman Road

York

YO26

England

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Status: On subsequent site(s)
Type: Non freestanding
Location: Internal
Setting: Inside a building - public/private
Description: Board/Plaque/ Tablet
Materials:
  • Metal Metal (any)
Lettering: Raised
Conflicts:
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
About the memorial: Southern Railway 4-6-2 Light Pacific locomotive, with two rectangular brass nameplates with raised letters on a pale sky-blue background, each with the wording BATTLE OF BRITAIN CLASS in smaller lettering at the base. Each locomotive had two vitreous enamelled oval badges on a air force blue background within a gunmetal surround with the appropriate squadron crest or the badge of the Royal Air Force, where no specific crest was available. As originally built the locomotives had air-smoothed casings and the nameplate was applied above the badge, but when rebuilt without the casings the badge was placed above the nameplate mounted on the running plate. It is Museum acquisition reference 1987-8507 The locomotive this belonged to was scrapped between June 1965 and June 1966
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605 SQUADRON/BATTLE OF BRITAIN CLASS

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