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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 701 m/e 05/1897
British Railways 30701 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Drummond
Class Black Motors
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Dübs & Co
To Service During 05/1897
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/07/1961
Service Life 64 yrs, 2 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1897
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 29/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 29/07/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
08/10/1951 S.R. Corrections 2359 is not the last Stroudley 'D' tank, as 701s is still in store at Nine Elms; in addition, 2357 is still in service on the County Mental Hospital Railway, Whittingham. Further, 1602 is not the last of the Kirtley L.C. & D.R. locomotives in service, as 1600 is still at work at Haydock Colliery, near St. Helens, and several of the class R tanks, 31658-75 are still running. SLS/195111
06/12/1951 Brighton Works The last new tank for 1951 is No. 80025, due by 20/12. No. s2060 is being scrapped, and 0-4-2T 701S will shortly follow. No. 32021 was still waiting scrapping during the latter part of December. Among engines under repair is Kirtley 0-4-4T No. 31663, still bearing Sharp Stewart & Co. plates 3727/1891 (old L.C. & D.R. No. 204). SLS/195202
10/03/1960 Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop:-30060/6/133/247/701/88, 34011/5/27/8/33/61/82/92/106, 41304, 73082/112/4, 76019, 80039/42/83/137; Boxhill. Dump:-30770; Ex-works:- 32103, 34050/70, 41312; Waiting works:-30056/129/4035/504, 76055, 80140; Ex-works:- 32104 (75C), 73050 (82F), 80095 (6C) plate, 73118; On shed (damaged):- 34084. SLS/196004
05/09/1961 Eastleigh MPD (71A) (out of use) On 5th September the following were noted out of use either waiting works or cutting up-30029/44/120/83/258/87/530/82/4/668/74/701/82/3/93, 30800/50/1/2/5/8, 31061/493/2103/3024/38/4099, 41312, 73051, 76009, 80039/40, 82014 and GW 4610. Ex-Works were 30072/494/2353/4091 an 80016 together with 3620 (81C) and 3633 with 87C plate but with S.R. brackets newly fitted to smokebox door to take GW lamps as well as SR. 92052 (18A) was also on shed. SLS/196110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1897 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 701
Built at Dübs & Co
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 30701    
29/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 30701    
10/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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