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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and South Western Railway 40 m/e 06/1898
British Railways 30040 m/e 03/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Drummond
Class M7
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Nine Elms Works
Order Number V7
To Service During 06/1898
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/06/1961
Service Life 63 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date Reference
    (New) m/e 06/1898  
BM   Bournemouth on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)  
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951  
72A   Exmouth Junction 7w/e 27/06/1951  
72D   Plymouth Friary 8w/e 07/10/1952  
71B   Bournemouth 6w/e 21/06/1955  
     Withdrawn w/e 10/06/1961  

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 72D Plymouth Friary 10w/e 07/10/1952
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 4w/e 04/06/1955
WDN   w/e 10/06/1961

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1898 To Service To service as London and South Western Railway Number 40
Built at Nine Elms Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bournemouth (BM)    
03/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 30040    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
07/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Plymouth Friary (72D)    
21/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
06/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 30040    

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