The Rip Track

Steam locomotives operated in the United Kingdom with names beginning with B.

Name	Railroad, #	Builder, s/n	Build date	Whyte type	Notes
Bacchante	LNWR 1951		1/1902	4-4-0	Rb 10/1913; became LMS 5136.
Bacchus (1st)	GWR			2-2-2
Bacchus (2nd)	GWR			0-6-0	Used the cannibalized boiler from Hurricane.
Bachelors Button	LNER 537	Doncaster	6/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60537; wd 12/1962; scr 6/1964.
Badajos	LNWR 1677	Crewe	1/1890	2-4-0	Wd 10/1922.
Baglan Hall	GWR 4913			4-6-0
Bahamas	LMS 5596			4-6-0	Became BR 45596; s August 1967 to the Stockport (Bahamas) Locomotive Society with the intention of operating it in excursion service on the main line; rb and repainted to LMS livery at Hunslet in March 1968; stored t Bury shed for a short while.
Bahram	LNER 531	Doncaster 2022	3/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60531; wd 12/1962; scr 12/1962 at Doncaster.
Bailie MacWheeble	GCR 1378	Kitson 5379	7/1924	4-4-0	Became LNER 6378 in 1921; rn 2671 in 1946; became BR 62671; wd 5/1961; scr 6/1961 at Inverurie.
Bailie Nicol Jarvie	NBR 245	Cowlairs	10/1911	4-4-0	Became LNER 9245 in 1921; rn 2408 in 1946; wd 11/1947; scr 1/1948.
Balaklava (1st)	GWR			4-2-2
Balaklava (2nd)	GWR			4-2-2
Balmoral	LNER 140	Darlington 2059	12/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60140; wd 1/1965; scr 4/1965.
Balmoral	LNWR 862	Crewe	7/1897	2-4-0	Became LMS 5075; wd 8/1931.
Baltic	LMS 5948	Crewe	7/1917	4-6-0	Built as LNWR 2445; named in 3/1923; rb 1928; wd 4/1937.
Bampton Grange	GWR 6802			4-6-0
Banbury Castle	GWR		3/1936	4-6-0	Renamed Earl of Mount Edgcumbe September 1937.
Banffshire	LNER 309	Darlington	3/1928	4-4-0	Rn 2717 in 1946; became BR 62717; wd 1/1961; scr 2/1961 at Darlington.
Bangor	LMS 5523			4-6-0
Banshee	GWR			0-6-0
Bantam Cock	LNER 3401	Doncaster	2/1941	2-6-2	Rn 1700 in 1946; became BR 61700; wd 3/1957; scr 3/1957 at Kilmarnock.
Barbados	LMS 5597			4-6-0
Barbury Castle	GWR 5095			4-6-0
Barby		Sentinel 6898	1927	0-4-0T	Chain drive, 3' gauge.
Barcote Manor	GWR 7803			4-6-0
Barfleur	LMS 5685			4-6-0
Barfleur	LNWR 1933		9/1900	4-4-0	Rb 4/1921; became LMS 5169.
Barham	LMS 5653			4-6-0
Barnsley	LNER 2869	R Stephenson 4131	5/1937	4-6-0	Rn 1669 in 1946; became BR 61669; wd 9/1958; scr 9/1958 at Doncaster.
Baroda	LMS 5587			4-6-0
Baron of Bradwardine	GCR 1379	Kitson 5380	8/1924	4-4-0	Became LNER 6379 in 1921; rn 2672 in 1946; became BR 62672; wd 9/1961; scr 9/1961 at Cowlairs.
Barton Hall	GWR 4905			4-6-0
Barum	NDR			2-2-2
Bassethound	LNWR 2495		5/1911	4-4-0	Became LMS 5357; rn 25357; wd 1/1939.
Basutoland	LMS 5598			4-6-0
Bath	GWR			0-6-0
Bath Abbey	GWR 5083			4-6-0
Bayardo	LNER 2578	NBL 23116	10/1924	4-6-2	Rn 79 in 1946; became BR 60079; wd 9/1961; scr 9/1961 at Doncaster.
Baydon Manor	GWR 7804			4-6-0
Beachy Head	SR 2424			4-4-2
Beagle	LNWR 361		7/1911	4-4-0	Became LMS 5360; rn 25360; wd 9/1937.
Bearly Grange	GWR 6831			4-6-0
Beattie	SR 2331			4-6-0
Beatty	LMS 5677			4-6-0
Beaufort	GWR 5078			4-6-0
Beaufort Castle	LMS 14682			4-6-0
Bechuanaland	LMS 5599			4-6-0
Beckford Hall	GWR 5977			4-6-0
Bedfordshire	LNER 335	Darlington	8/1928	4-4-0	Rn 2724 in 1946; became BR 62724; wd 12/1957; scr 2/1958 at Darlington.
Bee	GWR			2-4-0T
Bee	LNWR 642			2-4-0	Became LMS 5084.
Beenham Grange	GWR 6808			4-6-0
Behemoth	GWR			0-6-0
Belgravia	LBSCR	LBSCR Brighton	1872	2-4-0	Wd by 1902; scrapped.
Bellerophon	GWR			0-6-0
Bellerophon	LMS 5694			4-6-0
Bellerophon	LNWR 988	Crewe 4546	4/1906	4-4-0	Became LMS 5249; wd 6/1933.
Bellona	GWR			2-2-2
Belmont Hall	GWR 6903			4-6-0
Belted Will	LNWR 1220	Crewe	6/1887	2-4-0	Wd 3/1921.
Belvoir Castle	LNER 2832	Darlington	5/1931	4-6-0	Rn 1632 in 1946; wd 2/1946; scr 6/1946; some references list the name Royal Sovereign for this locomotive.
Bembridge	LBSCR 338		11/1881	2-2-2	Wd 7/1906.
Bembridge	SR 33			0-4-4T	Operated on the Isle of Wight.
Ben A'Bhuird	LMS 14416			4-4-0
Ben Alder	LMS 14398			4-4-0
Ben Alisky	LMS 14409			4-4-0
Ben Attow	LMS 14403			4-4-0
Ben Avon	LMS 14412			4-4-0
Ben Bhach Ard	LMS 14415			4-4-0
Ben Clebrig	LMS 14404			4-4-0
Ben Dearg	LMS 14410			4-4-0
Ben Hope	LMS 14408			4-4-0
Ben More	LMS 14400			4-4-0
Ben Rinnes	LMS 14405			4-4-0
Ben Slioch	LMS 14406			4-4-0
Ben Vrackie	LMS 14401			4-4-0
Ben Wyvis	LMS 14399			4-4-0
Ben-y-Gloe	LMS 14397			4-4-0
Benachie	GNSR	Inverurie	9/1921	4-4-0	Became LNER 6846; rn 2274 in 1946; became BR 62274; wd 9/1955; scr at Kilmarnock
Benbow	LNWR 1952		1/1902	4-4-0	Became LMS 5119; rb 11/1923.
Bengal	LMS 5577			4-6-0
Bergion	GWR			0-6-0
Berkeley	B&GR			2-2-2
Berkeley Castle	GWR 4085			4-6-0
Berkshire	LNER 2755	Darlington	3/1929	4-4-0	Rn 2730 in 1946; became BR 62730; wd 12/1958; scr 5/1959.
Bermuda	LMS 5600			4-6-0
Berrington Hall	GWR 4912			4-6-0
Berry Pomeroy Castle	GWR 5012			4-6-0
Berwickshire	LNER 277	Darlington	1/1928	4-4-0	Rn 2709 in 1946; became BR 62709; wd 1/1960; scr 1/1960 at Darlington.
Bevere	LMS 6021	Crewe	5/1921	4-6-0	Built as LNWR 192; named 7/1923; wd 2/1934.
Beverston Castle	GWR 5068			4-6-0
Bey	GWR			2-4-0T
Beyer (1st)	GWR			2-4-0
Beyer (2nd)	GWR			2-4-0T
Bhopal	LMS 5594			4-6-0
Bibury Court	GWR 2933			4-6-0
Bihar and Orissa	LMS 5581			4-6-0
Bingley Hall	GWR 5921			4-6-0
Binnegar Hall	GWR 4904			4-6-0
Birchwood Grange	GWR 6807			4-6-0
Birdwood	NBR 662	Cowlairs	11/1891	0-6-0	Transferred to LNER in 1921; rn 9662 in 7/1925 at Inverurie; wd 4/1937; scr 5/1937 at Inverurie.
Birmingham	GWR			0-6-0
Bishop's Castle	GWR 5064			4-6-0
Bithon	GWR			0-6-0ST
Bittern	LNER 4464	Doncaster 1866	12/1937	4-6-2	Rn 19 in 1946; became BR 60019; pulled the last A4-powered passenger train in the UK on September 3, 1966; wd 9/1966; sold 9/12/1966 to Geoff Dury for preservation; rn 2509 Silver Link in 1988; complete restoration begun in 1995 but never completed; sold 4/1997 to Dr. Tony Marchington; sold in 2000 to Jeremy Hoskins and moved to the Mid-Hants Railway for restoration; restored to BR 60019 livery and Bittern name and returned to steam in 7/2007. More information: Bittern info page; Wikipedia.
Black Diamond	LNWR 1905		3/1899	4-4-0	Rb 8/1914; became LMS 5137.
Black Duncan	NBR 500	Cowlairs	11/1920	4-4-0	Became LNER 9500 in 1921; rn 2441 in 1946; became BR 62441; wd 8/1958; scr 2/1960.
Black Prince	BR 70008	Crewe	5/1951	4-6-2	Wd 1/1967; scr 6/1967.
Black Prince	LNWR 1902		6/1897	4-4-0	Rb 8/1919; became LMS 5157.
Black Prince (1st)	RH&DR 10	Yorkshire	1931	4-6-2	Rn Doctor Syn in 1949 to keep the name active after RH&DR 9 was renamed; out of service for overhaul as of 2009.
Black Prince (2nd)	RH&DR 11	Krupp	1937	4-6-2	Ex-Fleißiges Lieschen in 1976; still in service as of 2009.
Black Watch	LMS 6102			4-6-0
Black Watch	LNWR 1907		4/1899	4-4-0	Rb 2/1922; became LMS 5178.
Blackbird	GWR 3441			4-4-0
Blackbuck	LNER 8307	Darlington 1927	3/1944	4-6-0	Rn 1006 in 1946; became BR 61006; wd 9/1963; scr 1/1964.
Blackpool	LMS 5524			4-6-0
Blackpool	LNWR 2233		6/1915	4-4-0	Became LMS 5407; wd 11/1935.
Blacktail	LNER 1038	Darlington 2018	12/1947	4-6-0	Became BR 61038; wd 5/1964; scr 9/1964.
Blackwell Grange	GWR 6806			4-6-0
Blair Atholl	LNER 9549	Doncaster 1613	2/1925	4-6-2	Rn 2557 in 1921; rn 58 in 1946; became BR 60058; wd 6/1963; scr 7/1963 at Darlington.
Blaisdon Hall	GWR 4910			4-6-0
Blake	LMS 5650			4-6-0
Blakemere Grange	GWR 6810			4-6-0
Blakesley Hall	GWR 4909			4-6-0
Blasius	GWR 3341			4-4-0
Blenheim	GWR 5073			4-6-0
Blenheim	LNER 2598	Doncaster 1743	4/1930	4-6-2	Rn 87 in 1946; became BR 60087; wd 10/1963; scr 6/1964.
Blenheim	LNWR 1934		9/1900	4-4-0	Rb 9/1920; became LMS 5165.
Blenkensop	GWR			2-4-0
Blenkinsop	LNWR 941	Crewe	10/1888	2-4-0	Became LMS 5008; wd 4/1925.
Blickling	LNER 2807	Darlington	5/1947	4-6-0	Rn 1607 in 1946; became BR 61607; wd 12/1959; scr 1/1960 at Stratford.
Blink Bonny	LNER 2550	Doncaster 1606	10/1924	4-6-2	Rn 51 in 1946; became BR 60046; wd 12/1964; scr 6/1966.
Bloodhound	LNWR 1532		5/1911	4-4-0	Became LMS 5344; rn 25344; wd 1/1937.
Blue Funnel	SR 21C13			4-6-2
Blue Peter	LNER 532	Doncaster 2023	3/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60532; wd 12/1966; sold 1968 to Geoff Drury and restored to operations; obtained mainline certification in 1992; preserved by the North Eastern Locomotive Preservation Group; major overhaul in 1996 following wheel slip damage; operated on North Yorkshire Moors Railway until 2002; now stored at Barrow Hill pending restoration. More information: NELPG; Wikipedia.
Blue Star	SR 21C10			4-6-2
Blundells	SR 932			4-4-0
Boadicea	BR 70036	Crewe E483	12/1952	4-6-2	Withdrawn 10/1966; scr 2/1967.
Boadicea	LNWR 1963		2/1903	4-4-0	Rb 6/1920; became LMS 5163.
Boarder	NBR 881	NBL 17382	8/1906	4-4-2	Became LNER 9881 in 1921; wd 11/1936; scr.
Boarhound	LNWR 1504		4/1911	4-4-0	Became LMS 5342; wd 11/1935.
Bodicote Grange	GWR 6870			4-6-0
Bodinnick Hall	GWR 5978			4-6-0
Bois Roussel	LNER 117	Doncaster 2034	10/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60117; wd 6/1965; scr 8/1965.
Bombay	GWR 3408			4-4-0
Bombay	LMS 5576			4-6-0
Bon Accord	LNER 154	Doncaster 2048	9/1949	4-6-2	Became BR 60154; wd 10/1965; scr 11/1965.
Bon-Accord	NBR 870	NBL 17371	7/1906	4-4-2	Became LNER 9870 in 1921; wd 5/1937; scr.
Bonaventure	LNWR 1452	Crewe		4-6-0	Became LMS 5602; wd 6/1937.
Bonchurch	SR 32			0-4-4T	Operated on the Isle of Wight.
Bongo	LNER 8306	Doncaster 1925	2/1944	4-6-0	Rn 1005 in 1946; became BR 61005; wd 9/1962; scr 11/1962 at Doncaster.
Bongrace	LNER 128	Doncaster 2045	5/1949	4-6-2	Became BR 60128; wd 1/1965; scr 3/1965.
Bonnie Dundee	LNER 159	Doncaster 2053	11/1949	4-6-2	Became BR 60159; wd 10/1963; scr 1/1964 at Inverurie.
Bonnie Dundee	NBR 869	NBL 17370	7/1906	4-4-2	Became LNER 9869 in 1921; wd 10/1935; scr.
Book Law	LNER 2599	Doncaster 1744	7/1930	4-6-2	Rn 88 in 1946; became BR 60088; wd 10/1963; scr 11/1963 at Doncaster.
Booth	LNWR 308	Crewe	5/1890	2-4-0	Wd 10/1922.
Borderer	LNER 155	Doncaster 2049	9/1949	4-6-2	Became BR 60155; wd 10/1965; scr 11/1965.
Boscawen	LMS 5642			4-6-0
Bostock Hall	GWR 5988			4-6-0
Boswell	LNER 138	Darlington 2057	12/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60138; wd 10/1965; scr 11/1965.
Bourton Grange	GWR 6871			4-6-0
Boyne	GWR			0-6-0
Bradfield	SR 923			4-4-0
Bradfield Hall	GWR 4905			4-6-0
Bradford	LNER 2867	R Stephenson 4129	4/1937	4-6-0	Rn 1667 in 1946; became BR 61667; wd 6/1958; scr 6/1958 at Doncaster.
Bradford City	LNER 2868	R Stephenson 4130	4/1937	4-6-0	Rn 1668 in 1946; became BR 61668; wd 8/1960; scr 8/1960 at Stratford.
Brading	SR 22			0-4-4T	Operated on the Isle of Wight
Bradley Manor	GWR 7802			4-6-0
Bradshaw	LMS 5518			4-6-0
Bramley	LBSCR 36	Brighton	1878	0-6-0T	Rn 88; sold 1902 to Pauling & Co.; scr 1909.
Brancepeth Castle	LNER 2826	Darlington	3/1931	4-6-0	Rn 1626 in 1946; became BR 61626; wd 1/1960; scr 1/1960 at Doncaster.
Breadalbane	LMS 6017	Crewe	4/1921	4-6-0	Built as LNWR 169; named 3/1923; rb 1928; wd 10/1940.
Breadalbane	LNWR 789	Crewe	7/1894	2-4-0	Wd 12/1914.
Brecon Castle	GWR 5023			4-6-0
Bret Harte	LNWR 964	Crewe		4-6-0	Became LMS 5632; wd 9/1933.
Briarcus	GWR			0-6-0
Brickmarsh Hall	GWR 5967			4-6-0
Bride of Lammermoor	GWR 2987			4-6-0
Bridgwater Castle	GWR 5096			4-6-0
Brigand	GWR			4-4-0ST
Bright Star	GWR			2-2-2
Brighton	L&BR 1	JT&E	1/1839	2-2-2	Became Joint Committee number 45; transferred to South Eastern Railway.
Brighton	LBSCR 163	Brighton	10/1863	2-2-2	Named in 2/1873; wd 1/1888.
Brighton	SR 915			4-4-0
Brighton Works	LBSCR 377S	Brighton	1878	0-6-0T	Ex-Morden.
Brill	LPTB 97	Yorkshire 1302	3/1916	0-6-4T	Became LNER 6157 in 1921; wd 1/1943; scr 2/1944 at Stratford.
Brindley	GWR			2-4-0
Brindley	LNWR 1363	Crewe 4512	10/1905	4-4-0	Became LMS 5272; rn 25272; wd 12/1939.
Bristol	B&GR			2-2-2
Bristol	GWR			0-6-0
Britannia	BR 70000	Crewe	11/1950	4-6-2	Withdrawn June 1966; preserved at the National Railway Museum.
Britannia	LMS 5700			4-6-0
Britannia	LNWR 1748	Crewe	7/1889	2-4-0	Became LMS 5016; wd 6/1928.
British Columbia	LMS 5559			4-6-0
British Empire	LNWR 502		6/1911	4-4-0	Became LMS 5349; wd 7/1936.
British Guiana	LMS 5601			4-6-0
British Honduras	LMS 5602			4-6-0
British Legion	LMS 6170			4-6-0	Rebuilt 1935 with a taper boiler; renamed Fury.
British Monarch	GWR 4021			4-6-0
Brittany	SR 97			4-4-0
Brocket Hall	GWR 5987			4-6-0
Brockington Grange	GWR 6804			4-6-0
Brockley Hall	GWR 4987			4-6-0
Brockton Grange	GWR 6832			4-6-0
Brontes	GWR			0-6-0
Bronzino	LNER 539	Doncaster	8/1948	4-6-2	Became BR 60539; wd 11/1962; scr 5/1963 at Doncaster.
Broome Hall	GWR 4908			4-6-0
Broome Manor	GWR 7805			4-6-0
Brougham	LNWR 2011	Crewe 4678	8/1907	4-4-0	Became LMS 5283; wd 3/1936.
Broughton Castle	GWR 5033			4-6-0
Broughton Grange	GWR 6805			4-6-0
Broughton Hall	GWR 4907			4-6-0
Brown Jack	LNER 2508	Doncaster 1800	2/1935	4-6-2	Rn 43 in 1946; became BR 60043; wd 5/1964; scr 7/1964.
Brunel	GWR			2-4-0
Brutus	GWR			0-6-0
Brutus	SDR	SSG	1862	0-6-0ST	Involved in a collision with Falcon on September 13, 1866; became GWR 2150 in 1876.
Bucephalus	LNWR 990	Crewe 4545	4/1906	4-4-0	Became LMS 5319; rn 25319; wd 12/1940.
Buccleuch	NBR 905	R Stephenson 3432	8/1911	4-4-2	Became LNER 9905 in 1921; rb as C11 class in 1924; wd 9/1937; scr.
Buckenhill Grange	GWR 6830			4-6-0
Buckingham	LNWR 382	Crewe	5/1890	2-4-0	Wd 11/1921.
Buckingham	LNWR 986	Crewe	8/1917	4-6-0	Named 3/1922; became LMS 5953; rb 1928; wd 9/1936.
Buckinghamshire	LNER 336	Darlington	6/1929	4-4-0	Rn 2727 in 1946; became BR 62727; rn The Quorn in 5/1952; wd 1/1961; scr 4/1961 at Darlington.
Bucklebury Grange	GWR 6803			4-6-0
Buffalo	GWR			2-4-0
Buffalo	SDR	Avonside	1872	0-6-0ST	Became GWR 2160 in 1876; standard gauged and rn 1320.
Builth Castle	GWR 4086			4-6-0
Bukeley	GWR			0-6-0T
Bukeley	GWR			4-2-2
Bukeley	SDR			0-6-0ST
Bulldog	LNWR 956		4/1911	4-4-0	Ex-Dachshund in 12/1915; became LMS 5340; wd 11/1935.
Bullfinch	GWR 3442			4-4-0
Bulwell Hall	GWR 4988			4-6-0
Bulwer Lytton	LNWR 951	Crewe		4-6-0	Became LMS 5619; wd 8/1934.
Bunsen	LMS 5512			4-6-0
Bunsen	LNWR 1177	Crewe	1/1920	4-6-0	Named 3/1922; became LMS 5966; wd 10/1932.
Bunsen	LNWR 1679	Crewe	1/1888	2-4-0	Wd 12/1913.
Burghclere Grange	GWR 6809			4-6-0
Burghead	HR 88			4-4-0T
Burma	LMS 5580			4-6-0
Burmington Grange	GWR 6829			4-6-0
Burnham Thorpe	LNER 2805	NBL 23808	12/1928	4-6-0	Rn Lincolnshire Regiment; rn 1605 in 1946; became BR 61605; wd 5/1958; scr 7/1958.
Burry Port	BP&GV			0-6-0T	Became Great Western 2193
Bury	GWR			2-4-0
Bury	GWR			2-4-0T
Bury	GWR			0-6-0
Bushbuck	LNER 1017	Darlington 1997	1/1947	4-6-0	Became BR 61017; wd 11/1966; scr 3/1967.
Butleigh Court	GWR 2934			4-6-0
Butler-Henderson	GCR 506	Gorton	12/1919	4-4-0	Transferred to LNER in 1921; rn 5506 in 6/1924; rn 2660 in 1946; became BR 62660; wd 11/1960; initially preserved at and operated on the Great Central Railway; now owned by the National Railway Museum and preserved at Barrow Hill Engine Shed. According to Wikipedia, this is the only surviving GCR locomotive. More information: Wikipedia.
Butlers Hall	GWR 6902			4-6-0
Byng	NBR 628	Cowlairs	1/1890	0-6-0	Operated in France during World War I; named after the war; transferred to LNER in 1921; rn 9628 in 11/1925 at Inverurie; rn B5216 in 1946; became BR 65216; denamed 10/1956; wd 4/1962; scr 4/1963.
Byron	BR 70031	Crewe	11/1952	4-6-2	Wd 11/1967; scr 3/1968.

Photo credits

• Belgravia - Photograph by R. A. Emmerson, 1872.  Wikimedia Commons image description page (accessed June 18, 2010) asserts that this image is in the public domain due to its age.