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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 767 m/e 06/1925
British Railways 30767 m/e 12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1925 SIR VALENCE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie / R. Maunsell
Class King Arthur
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 06/1925
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/06/1959
Service Life 34 yrs , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1925
DOV   Dover Marine on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73A   Stewarts Lane 7w/e 27/06/1951
71A   Eastleigh 6w/e 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 27/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 27/06/1951
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane w/e 06/12/1951
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 27/03/1953
TOSTORE   5w/e 01/10/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 13/05/1954
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh P 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 27/06/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/10/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops, 30071, 30073, 30129 (being lined), 30183 (lined, ready to leave), 30236, 30248, 30316, 30327, 30368, 30466, 30487, 30520 (now plain black, was lined W/E 20/11/48), 30572, 30749, 30772, 30826, 30863, 30902, 32421 (general-being repainted), 32640 (slight attention), 34042/60/70/81/94/95, 34105, 35011 (dark green), 42099, an 73797 (from Longmoor). Being cut up, 30281, 32086. Awaiting same fate s282, 30417, 30432, (3)2056, -(3)2067. For shops: 30315, 30480, 30588, 34005/33/51, 34108, 35005/9. Recently ex shops: B.R. green, 30767/73 (W/E 13/10), 30797 an 34045 (20/10). 'L.N.W.' 30117 (second time, and looks fine). SLS/195112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1925 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 767, name: SIR VALENCE
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dover Marine (DOV)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30767    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
27/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 30767    
09/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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