SR 3116 Bulleid 5250 gallon

Present Location Mid Hants
Designed For SR
Type & Original Water Capacity (gallons) Bulleid 5250 gallon
Original Coal Capacity (tons) 5
Year Entered Service 1941
Chassis Type Bulleid Maunsell Eastleigh pattern 3 axle
Wheelbase 6ft 6in + 6ft 6in
Gauge 4ft 8½in
Tank Fitted Date 2017
Scoop Fitted Never Fitted
Allocated To 35005 SR Rebuilt Merchant Navy class 4-6-2
Present Number 3116
Owner Mid Hants Railway Preservation Society
Status Operational
Additional Notes This tender was used for many years with SR Merchant Navy class 35027 and then other Bulleid pacifics. It has now passed to the Mid Hants Railway for use with SR Merchant Navy class 35005. When built it was fitted with a 5000 gallon tank, this was removed in November 2015 and sold to the British Enginemen Preservation Society and is listed separately. A new tank has been built to go with chassis 3116.The new tank is a 5250 gallon design, this design was fitted to five Bulleid (Maunsell Eastleigh pattern) chassis in BR days though chassis 3116 was not one of them.
Record Last Updated 03/04/2026


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