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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 900 m/e 03/1930
British Railways 30900 m/e 05/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
0000 ETON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Schools
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 03/1930
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/02/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 11 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1930
STL   St Leonards on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
75A   Brighton q/e 06/06/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 10/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
REINS 74E St Leonards 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 75A Brighton 8w/e 06/06/1958
WDN   w/e 10/02/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/11/1947 St Leonards MPD Locos. under or awaiting repair here on 21st November last included 'V' 900/6, 'C1' C28 TON, 'N1' 1877, '01' 1432, 'El' tank 2129 TON ex loan to Gypsum Mines. SLS/194801
31/05/1948 Brighton Works Engines built in May were Nos. 34073 an 34074 'Battle of Britain' Class, without names. No. 34004 Yeovil, 34005 Barnstaple and 34006 Bude came out with L.M.S. type tenders, the tenders painted un-lined black, lettered 'British Railways' in white, and the engines in standard green livery. Other engines re-numbered in May were Nos. 32507, 32398, 30900, 32546, 32440, 32506, 32558, 32523, 32395 an 34042 Dorchester. SLS/194807
25/02/1962 Ashford Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 31638, 31828/51/62/95. Works Yard: 30804/52, 30900/9/15, 31317, 31584, 31717, 31830/42/66/75, 32416. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1930 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 900
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Leonards (STL)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30900    
06/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
10/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30900    
03/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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