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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1791 m/e 06/1928
British Railways 31791 m/e 03/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 06/1928
Withdrawal w/e Sun 05/06/1966
Service Life 38 yrs , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1928
YEO   Yeovil Town on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
YEO   Yeovil Town 3w/e 28/05/1949
72A   Exmouth Junction 3w/e 13/10/1958
72C   Yeovil Town 6w/e 14/06/1959
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 10/03/1960
70C   Guildford m/e 06/01/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 05/06/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC YEO Yeovil Pen Mill 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction P 30/09/1958
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 70C Guildford 4w/e 29/12/1963
WDN   w/e 05/06/1966

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1928 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1791
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Yeovil Town (YEO)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31791    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (YEO)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
06/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
05/06/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 31791    
09/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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