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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 742 m/e 06/1919
British Railways 30742 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1919 CAMELOT

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie / R. Maunsell
Class King Arthur
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 06/1919
Withdrawal w/e Sat 09/02/1957
Service Life 37 yrs, 8 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1919
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9E   Nine Elms 3w/e 28/05/1949
71B   Bournemouth 4w/e 07/10/1950
71B   Bournemouth 5w/e 31/10/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 09/02/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 3w/e 28/05/1949
REINS 70A Nine Elms 3w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 5w/e 31/10/1950
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 71B Bournemouth 3w/e 27/03/1953
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 71B Bournemouth 4w/e 11/12/1954
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 08/02/1955
REINS 71B Bournemouth w/e 13/06/1955
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 05/06/1956
WDN   5w/e 25/01/1957
WDN   w/e 09/02/1957

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1942 Sightings 'D1' tanks 2259 an 2299 were at New Cross recently, the latter being now in its seventieth year (originally 6 Wimbledon). The only 'Remembrance' class not on loan to the G.W.R. is 2333, shed BZ. 4-4-0's 1151 and 1445 are still green with large tender numerals, and the latter replaced a 0-6-2T as one of the East Croydon pilots on 18/12. 4-6-0 498 was recently seen in Temple Meads. There are ten 'King Arthurs' on loan to the L.N.E.R., 739, 740/2/4, 747-751 an 154; they, have been working from Heaton. SLS/194302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1919 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 742, name: CAMELOT
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30742    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
02/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    
09/02/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 30742    

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