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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C122 m/e 01/1946
British Railways 34022 9w/e 01/08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1946 EXMOOR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed01/1946
Rebuilt (4-6-2)07/12/1957
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 01/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sun 25/04/1965
Service Life 19 yrs, 3 mths , 25 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Dec 1957

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3278 25/01/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3331 04/11/1957 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3332 11/07/1962 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1946
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SAL   Salisbury 5w/e 04/02/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 12/05/1951
74B   Ramsgate 4w/e 14/01/1958
73B   Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 14/06/1959
71A   Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 25/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC SAL Salisbury 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 74B Ramsgate q/e 14/01/1958
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
WDN   w/e 25/04/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/12/1957 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Eastleigh Works 16/03/1953 23/04/1953 39 days General    
Eastleigh Works 14/10/1954 13/11/1954 31 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 14/06/1956 14/07/1956 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 04/11/1957 07/12/1957 34 days General Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
 
Eastleigh Works 19/05/1959 06/06/1959 19 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 28/12/1960 28/01/1961 32 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 09/04/1963 18/05/1963 40 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 General 'West Country' Class Nos. 21C122 and 21C123 have been noted carrying their names, Exmoor and Blackmoor Vale respectively. No. 21C119 has been converted to burn oil fuel; also several 2-6-0's, at least two of which have been equipped and tested at Ashford. SLS/194710
12/05/1963 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D3223, D3721, D6522/34/64, E5005/9, 11229 (to be renumbered D2259), DS680, 30828/42, 31621/39, 31859/62, 34001/10/22/4/5/53/76/95, 34104/7/9, 35003, 41224, 76008/18, 80013, 80138/43. Works Yard: D3044, D3462, D6523, 30545, 31411, 31834, 32104/9, 32635/61, 33004/26, 34096, 80032. Scrap Yard: 30039, 30517/33, 30937, 31891. Test House: 33020. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1946 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C122, name: EXMOOR
Built at Brighton Works
   
25/01/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3278    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
01/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34022    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
16/03/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 16/03/1953. Dep: 23/04/1953.    
14/10/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 14/10/1954. Dep: 13/11/1954.    
14/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 14/06/1956. Dep: 14/07/1956.    
04/11/1957 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3331    
04/11/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 04/11/1957. Dep: 07/12/1957.
Work undertaken:
Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
   
14/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (74B)    
19/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 19/05/1959. Dep: 06/06/1959.    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
28/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 28/12/1960. Dep: 28/01/1961.    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
11/07/1962 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3332    
09/04/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 09/04/1963. Dep: 18/05/1963.    
25/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 34022    
08/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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