Mighty Merchant In early July 1967 the last days of Southern region steam were seen and in the run up to the last day on the 9th July 1967, many crews went for a final fling with Merchant Navy pacifics. No.35008 'Orient Line' became the last 100mph locomotive to run under British Railways, clocking 103mph on the 5th July 1967 approaching Andover, with driver Bob Deeth at the controls. 55 Years later we were once again able to witness a Merchant Navy pacific at speed. On the 2nd July 2022 as part