12/08/1950 |
S.R. Renumbering |
The official notices refer to locomotives by their new numbers whether actually re-numbered or not: sometimes a re-numbering is advised twice at widely distant dates: hence though the following list of un-renumbered engines is believed to be correct, observations (prior to 12/8/50) may prove it otherwise, and members' notes would be appreciated: 7, 20 (T.1); 24, 26, 34, 37, 42, 44, 49, 50, 54, 58 (M.7); 61, 63, 64, 68-71, 73 (USA); 82, 84, 87, 88, 93, 96, 102 (B.4); 111 (M.7); 113/4/6/8 (T.9); 127 (M.7); 148, 154/5/7/8 (L.11); 162 (G.6); 165, 170/2/4 (L.11); 192, 200/3/4, 212, 223/4/9 (0.2); 238 (G.6); 246, 250/1/3/5/6 (M.7); 259, 268 (G.6); 280/2/5, 303/4/5 (T.9); 308 (700); 311/4 (T.9); 324 (M.7); 325 (700); 336/8 (T.9); 353 (G.6); 355 (700); 356 (M.7); 367 (T.1); 384/9, 390 (K.10); 395, 401/2 (S.11); 408, 411-414 (L.11); 422, 430/3 (L.12); 436/7, 441 (L.11); 463 (D.15); 481 (M.7); 482 (H.15); 494 (G.16); 498 (S.15); 518 (H.16); 532 (Q.); 3029, 3433/6, 3441 (0395); 3741 (C.14); 667, 670 (M.7); 691/3/7/8/9 (700); 713, 722/3/8, 731 (T.9); 746 (N.15); 756 (756); 758 (757); 769, 770 (N.15); 863 (LN); 1041/4, 1064/6 (0.1); 1071/86 (C); 1093 (0.1); 1102 (C); 1107 (R.1); 1108 (0.1); 1112 (C); 1147 (R.1); 1150 (C); 1157 (E); 1191 (C); 1217 (B.1); 1222/2/44/5 (C); 1248 (0.1); 1252/71 (C); 1274/6 (H); 1291 (C); 1321 (H); 1335/7/9 (R.1); 1373/9/81/90/1/5 (0.1); 1432 (0.1); 1443 (B.1); 1480 (C); 1491 (E); 1493 (D); 1508/13 (C); 1519/42/3/4 (H); 1547 (E); 1552 (H); 1558 (P); 1572 (C); 1574/7 (D); 1590 (C); 1602 (T); 1611/23 (U); 1666/73 (R); 1683 (C); 1685 (S); 1693 (C); 1708 (R.1); 1711/2/4/8/21/4 (C); 1730/2 (D); 1735/9 (D.1); 1748 (D); 1754/5/8 (L.1); 1770/8 (L); 1792, 1809 (U); 1825/41/52 (N); 2002/8/9 (I.1x); 2045/50/2 (3.4x); 2054 (B.4); 2055/6/60 (B.4x); 2062/3 (B.4); 2067 (I3.4x); 2068 (B.4); 2070/3 (B.4x); 2075/91 (I.3); 2101/4/9 (E.2); 2133/8/56 (E.1); 2168 (E.3); 2306 (C.3); 2328 (N.15x); 2342 (K); 2359 (D.1); 2385/91 (D.3); 2407 (E.6x); 2408/18 (E.6); 2425 (H.2); 2447 (C.2x); 2472/3/5/85/7, 2517 (E.4); 2522 (C.2x); 2556/60 (E.4); 2573/92 (E.5); 2595/6, 2602/3 (I.1x); 2608 (E.1r); 2647/61 (A.1x); 2691/4 (E.1); 2695/7 (E.1r); C1, C3, C11, C21 (Q.1); 21C7 (MN); Diesel 1; 77090/101/50/226/96/355, 78597 (WD). Several have since been renumbered. |
SLS/195012 |
06/10/1951 |
Southern Notes |
The solitary saddle tank, S.R. 1685 has also gone. This was converted from' 'C'. 0-6-0 No. 685 in 1917, and was for a long while stationed at Bricklayers' Arms, until it was moved to East Kent, and, temporarily, to St. Leonards, where water cranes would not reach high enough to fill her tanks. The once-famous 'I3' Marsh 4-4-2 express tanks are almost extinct; the only one left in stock being No. 32091. No. 32086, although officially withdrawn on 6th October, was still running on the 17th. 'T9' Drummond 4-4-0, No. 30718 was recently on a milk train at East Croydon, a duty generally worked by an 'H' tank. Officially described as for L.M.R. stock, the 2-6-6-2 diesel-electric express locomotive, No. 10202, recently completed and tried out at Ashford, commenced a spell of Waterloo-Exeter ordinary express running on 15th October. The 10 standard 2-6-4Ts, numbered 80010-19 have been completed at Brighton, and most of them are working from Tunbridge Wells, which, it is understood, will be the allocation of all. Three of the L.M.S. type have gone from Tunbridge Wells to Exeter S.R. area and others have been reallocated on the Eastern Section. New light 2-6-2Ts of the Crewe-built series, numbered 41290 upwards, have arrived on the Central Section and have been seen on empty carriage duties at London termini. Some further standard 2-6-4Ts, now building. at Brighton, will eventually, be fitted with water scoops, and some with tablet-catchers, for the L.M.R. or Scottish Regions. No. 80020/1, just out, will have catchers fitted in Scotland. Class 7 standard 4-6,2, 70004, which had taken up regular working of the 'Golden Arrow' between Victoria and Dover, after exhibition at the Festival of Britain, sustained a broken connecting rod while hauling the up 'Golden Arrow' on Sunday, 21st October, and came to stop at Headcorn with motion seized. William Shakespeare was immovable until fitters arrived, so that delay was considerable: she is now at Ashford waiting parts from Crewe. |
SLS/195112 |