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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1837 m/e 07/1924
British Railways 31837 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Mongolipers
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 07/1924
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 40 yrs, 2 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1924
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72C   Yeovil Town 5w/e 11/12/1952
72A   Exmouth Junction 5w/e 14/02/1953
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town 9w/e 11/12/1952
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 8w/e 03/03/1953
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/01/1951 Ashford Works New diesels, 15226 running trials, 15227 nearly ready; a large diesel complete in the paint shop. Ex shops: lined black 31770, 31800, 32576; unlined 31719, 32412, 90164; slight repairs 31263, 31543, 32167. In shops: 31027, 1279/94, 31321, 31400/11/92, 31712, 1735, 31771, 31827/37/48/53, 31903, 32434 (2 domes), 32488, 32539/83, 33003/32/36, 90678. Waiting shops: 31160/79, 31511, 31736, 31819, 78597, 90226, 90564. On scrap road: 1231, 31597/8, 31604. SLS/195102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1924 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1837
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31837    
11/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 31837    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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