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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 779 m/e 07/1925
British Railways 30779 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1925 SIR COLGREVANCE

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 07/1925
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/07/1959
Service Life 34 yrs , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1925
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
ELH   Eastleigh 4w/e 06/10/1948
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 05/02/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 7w/e 27/06/1951
74C   Dover Marine 4w/e 06/10/1951
74C   Dover Marine 5w/e 08/10/1951
70A   Nine Elms 8w/e 20/07/1953
     Withdrawn w/e 11/07/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh 4w/e 06/10/1948
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 8w/e 05/02/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine 5w/e 08/10/1951
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 2w/e 10/06/1953
WDN   w/e 11/07/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1948 Eastleigh Works Further locomotives ex Works painted malachite green and lined include Nos. 30779, 30805, 30913/37, while those painted black and fully lined include Nos. 30901/31. New 'Merchant Navy' Class Nos. 35021-22 are painted malachite green, but were not lined when first seen; No. 35023, which was on steam trials on 5/11, was malachite green and lined. Frames are set up for the ex L.M.S. type 2-6-4T's, which are to be built here. Locomotives awaiting Works on 5/11 included:-Nos. 902/09/10/35 and Beattie 2-4-OWT No. 3314. The only 'IlX' Class remaining at Eastleigh are Nos. 2004 an 2598, while those of the class which have been condemned are being broken up at Dinton. SLS/194812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1925 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 779, name: SIR COLGREVANCE
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
06/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (ELH)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30779    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
08/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
20/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
11/07/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 30779    
09/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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