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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and South Western Railway 253 m/e 08/1897
British Railways 30253 y/e 1951

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 08/1897
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/10/1961
Service Life 64 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 08/1897  
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
72E   Barnstaple Junction 6w/e 20/03/1951  
72E   Barnstaple Junction 4w/e 12/05/1951  
70B   Feltham 4w/e 10/12/1953  
72E   Barnstaple Junction 4w/e 08/02/1954  
     Withdrawn w/e 07/10/1961  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TWW Tunbridge Wells West 8w/e 31/05/1947
ALLOC 70B Feltham 10w/e 10/12/1953
ALLOC 72E Barnstaple Junction 6w/e 08/02/1954
WDN   w/e 07/10/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1897 To Service To service as London and South Western Railway Number 253
Built at Nine Elms Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 30253    
20/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Barnstaple Junction (72E)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Barnstaple Junction (72E)    
10/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
08/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Barnstaple Junction (72E)    
07/10/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 30253    
12/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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