Date: 31/07/2013

Named after Winston Churchill and responsible for hauling the former Prime Minister's funeral train in 1965, the Battle of Britain Class locomotive has remained in much the same condition it arrived in when it joined the National Collection in 1966. Now a public appeal, launched in 2011 with the aim of cosmetically restoring the train in time for the 50th anniversary of Churchill’s death, is looking to build on its momentum, having raised half of its £45,000 target.

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'King Arthur' class 4-6-0 no 30798 Sir Hectimere stands alongside 'Battle of Britain' Pacific no 34051 Winston Churchill on Salisbury shed in August 1960.
Location: Salisbury
Company: London and South Western Railway
09/08/1960 K A Gray

Battle of Britain Pacific no 34051 'Winston Churchill' entering Oxford with his funeral train on 30 January 1965.
Location: Oxford
Company: Birmingham and Oxford Railway
30/01/1965 John Thorn

Bulleid 'Battle of Britain' Pacific no 34051 Winston Churchill receives attention in the NRM workshops at York on 29 June 2011. The locomotive is part of the national collection.
Location: National Railway Museum York
Company: National Railway Museum
29/06/2011 John Furnevel