Below are the names and numbers of the SR V "Schools" class locomotives designed by Richard Maunsell. Another successful publicity campaign by the Southern Railway when named from 1930 onwards, they represented the public schools of England, initially due to their proximity to the railway that served them, but not all from the SR area. The class naming process consisted of pupils attending these schools visiting "their" engine during the naming ceremonies.
Remaining artefacts of other class members
When the locomotives were withdrawn from service, BR presented their nameplates to the appropriate schools:
A nameplate from 900, Eton, is now displayed in the School of Mechanics within Eton College.
A nameplate from 901, Winchester, is now displayed in the school's Design & Technology Centre, The Mill.
A nameplate from 903, Charterhouse, was displayed in Charterhouse School's museum until auctioned by the school for £26,000 in 2002. The other nameplate is now displayed in the school's admissions office.
A nameplate from 905, Tonbridge, is displayed in the Physics Department of Tonbridge School.
The nameplates from 929, Malvern, are now displayed in Malvern College Memorial Library below a photograph of the locomotive.
The tender from 929, Malvern, was converted to a snow plough, and was sold by the Maunsell Locomotive Society along with S15 locomotive 830 and both were moved to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.
A nameplate from 930, Radley, is now displayed in the stationery department of Radley College's school shop.
A nameplate from 931, King's - Wimbledon, is now displayed above the door of King's College School gymnasium.
The nameplate from 932, Blundell's, is now displayed in the History department of Blundell's School.
The tender from 934, St Lawrence, was converted to a snow plough, and the frames have been modified to run behind U-class No.1638 on the Bluebell Railway.
A nameplate from 935, Sevenoaks, is currently displayed in the Science and Technology Centre of Sevenoaks School with a scale model of the locomotive and photographs of Sevenoaks schoolboys 'inspecting' the new loco in 1935. The other nameplate is currently displayed in Arch Three of the Brighton Toy and Model Museum.
A nameplate from 936, Cranleigh, is currently displayed in the entry lobby of the Headmaster's Office of Cranleigh School.
A nameplate from 937, Epsom, was displayed in the Library of Epsom College.
A nameplate from 939, Leatherhead, was displayed along with a OO gauge model of the locomotive at St John's School, Leatherhead but has now been sold in Auction at Great Central Railwayana Auctions, Stoneleigh for £8000 in April 2013.
