British Railways (Southern Railway) 4-6-2 No. 35005 (21C5) 'Canadian Pacific'
Alresford, Hampshire, UK 		Location: Mid-Hants Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Feb 26, 2025 @ 12:02:09 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific No. 35005 "Canadian Pacific", is now operational, having undergone a successful steam test its overhaul and rebuild is now completed and the locomotive will now start undergoing test runs and running-in trials before being launched into service as the flagship steam locomotive at the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line).
Posted: Dec 27, 2024 @ 06:12:41 by Russell Newman
Now in the final stages of its overhaul and rebuild, the ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific No. 35005 "Canadian Pacific", is set to be launched back into traffic and to be the Mid Hants Railway’s (the Watercress Line) new flagship locomotive during a special weekend event from the 20th to 23rd of March 2025, and the event is part of the Railway 200 celebrations around the UK in 2025.
Posted: Sep 20, 2024 @ 10:09:40 by Russell Newman
A huge milestone was reached in the overhaul and rebuild of ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific No. 35005 "Canadian Pacific", as the boiler was placed back onto the main frames of the locomotive after 11 years hard work on it. No. 35005 is now in the final stages of its overhaul and rebuild as the final work to see her steaming again gets underway, as its hoped that No. 35005 will return to traffic at the Mid Hants Railway (the Watercress Line) in 2025.
Posted: Apr 26, 2024 @ 06:04:47 by Russell Newman
The ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific No. 35005 "Canadian Pacific", (or CanPac as she is sometimes known) has now left Arlington Rail Services, Engineering site at its birth place of Eastleigh, and has returned home to the Mid-Hants Railway (Watercress Line) at Alresford in Hampshire, for final completion of her overhaul and rebuild which is now in its final stages.
Posted: Apr 4, 2022 @ 12:04:39 by Russell Newman
The overhaul on ex Southern Railway rebuilt Bulleid Merchant Navy Class Pacific No. 35005 "Canadian Pacific" has seen a brand new 5250-gallon tender tank built and fitted at the Mid Hants Railway’s Ropley workshops. Work on the locomotive it self is progressing at Arlington Rail Services in Eastleigh and it is hoped that No. 35005 will be completed in 2023. After the locomotive will return to the Mid Hants Railway to be there new flagship locomotive as it will not be going mainline again as instead No. 35005 will operate at the Mid Hants Railway and will also go out for Gala visits as well.
Posted: Nov 6, 2017 @ 16:11:36 by Steve Frost
At Eastleigh, the frames of loco has been lifted by overhead crane to be placed back on its driving wheels. Meanwhile the leading bogie and trailing truck are at Ropley on the Mid Hants Railway where work on them continues.

the not so good news is that the boiler is in worse condition than expected and needs a new inner firebox, a very expensive item. An order has been placed for a new throat plate, the back plate is being fitted and the thermic syphons have been made.