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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 909 m/e 07/1930
British Railways 30909 m/e 01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
0000 ST. PAUL'S

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Schools
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 07/1930
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/02/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 7 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1930
STL   St Leonards on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 07/10/1950
74E   St Leonards 4w/e 05/02/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 9w/e 12/06/1957
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
70C   Guildford 4w/e 10/03/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 17/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE 74E St Leonards 5w/e 31/10/1950
REINS 74E St Leonards 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane q/e 11/06/1957
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70C Guildford 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   w/e 17/02/1962

* 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
31/01/1951 Eastleigh Works ex Works: Blue, 35017/26/28; dark green, 30752, 30858, 34009/17/26/44/51/53/88/89; lined black, 30050, 30117/28, 30285/8, 30482, 30707/58 Lord St. Levan, 30909/28. B.4 dock tanks 30096/102 have lost their names on repainting. No. 32425 has been repaired here, also 32151 (lined black), 32331/7, 32558. The I.3 tank, 32076, appears to be waiting scrap. SLS/195103
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
07/1930 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 909
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Leonards (STL)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30909    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Leonards (74E)    
12/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
17/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30909    
03/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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