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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1818 m/e 03/1922
British Railways 31818 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Mongolipers
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 03/1922
Withdrawal w/e Sun 01/09/1963
Service Life 41 yrs, 6 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1922
RED   Redhill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 25/02/1950
BAT   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 04/03/1950
74C   Dover Marine 4w/e 27/07/1951
73J   Tonbridge m/e 10/02/1961
71A   Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 01/02/1962
75D   Stewarts Lane on 11/08/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 01/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 4w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 4w/e 04/03/1950
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine 4w/e 27/07/1951
ALLOC 73J Tonbridge 4w/e 10/02/1961
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 01/02/1962
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 5w/e 31/08/1963
WDN   w/e 01/09/1963
ALLOC 75D Stewarts Lane 4w/e 16/09/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/09/1963 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 30073, 30824, 33037, 34006/15/21/33/41/51, 34043 partially cut up, 35014/7/8/25/7, 41316/24, 73049/51, 75069, 76010/28/68, 80015/31/42/82, D3668, D4100, D6536/45, E5007, E6001. Test House: 31834. Scrap Yard: 30510, 30911. Works Yard: 35010, WD601 ex works, 31400, 31846, 34036 damaged front end, 34055 (with smoke-box door from 34043), 35029, 73110 (all waiting works), 30915, 31818, 32338, 32635/61 waiting scrap. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1922 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1818
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Redhill (RED)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31818    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
04/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
27/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (73J)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
01/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
11/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (75D)    
09/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    
01/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 31818    

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