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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 902 m/e 04/1930
British Railways 30902 m/e 01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
0000 WELLINGTON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Schools
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 04/1930
Withdrawal Sun 30/12/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 8 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1964 at Cohens (Kettering)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1930
STL   St Leonards on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70A   Nine Elms q/e 06/06/1958
75A   Brighton 4w/e 06/05/1960
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 24/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 30/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE 74E St Leonards 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 74E St Leonards 7w/e 01/11/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 8w/e 06/06/1958
ALLOC 75A Brighton 5w/e 06/05/1960
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 24/11/1960
WDN   on 30/12/1962

* 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
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
28/07/1961 Ashford MPD (73F) (ex-works) On shed waiting works-31583 an 31714, ex-works-30902, 31612, 31794, 33008/22/9/30. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1930 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 902
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Leonards (STL)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30902    
06/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
06/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
24/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
30/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30902    
04/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Kettering    

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