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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and South Western Railway 247 m/e 04/1897
British Railways 30247 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Drummond
Class M7
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Nine Elms Works
Order Number M7
To Service During 04/1897
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/10/1961
Service Life 64 yrs, 6 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 04/1897  
BPL   Barnstaple Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
70A   Nine Elms 8w/e 07/10/1952  
72E   Barnstaple Junction 5w/e 11/12/1952  
     Withdrawn w/e 14/10/1961  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 10w/e 07/10/1952
ALLOC 72E Barnstaple Junction 9w/e 11/12/1952
WDN   w/e 14/10/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1897 To Service To service as London and South Western Railway Number 247
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barnstaple Junction (BPL)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30247    
07/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
11/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Barnstaple Junction (72E)    
14/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 30247    
11/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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