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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 173 m/e 09/1904
British Railways 30173 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Drummond
Class Large Hoppers
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Nine Elms Works
To Service During 09/1904
Withdrawal During 05/1951
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1904
BM   Bournemouth on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
ELH   Eastleigh 5w/e 04/02/1950
     Withdrawn m/e 05/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE BM Bournemouth 5w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh 5w/e 04/02/1950
WDN   w/e 28/04/1951

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/04/1951 Eastleigh Works Noted 28.4.51-30066, 82, 30331, 30477/90/99, 30589 (being lined out), 30689, 30781/91/93, 30843, 30920/33/50, 2138, 32351, 32661 (lined out), 3441, 34007/25/49/55/79/99, 34103, 35003/10. Nos. 32328 an 32608 ex shops, lined, also 32094 (ex W/E 21/4/51). Waiting shops: 30305/14, 30829, 34002/6/30, 30197. Being cut up: 30446, 36001(!). Waiting cutting-up: 116, 30156/73, 441. Increased coal capacity: 32510/79 fitted at Eastleigh shed with coal rails for use on Fawley branch. An Adams Al2, withdrawn in 1946 is acting as stationary boiler and is re-numbered DS3191. The frames and cylinders of 722 are in good condition and are being retained as spares for the class. SLS/195106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1904 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 173
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bournemouth (BM)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30173    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (ELH)    
05/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 30173    
05/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    

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