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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C144 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 34044 8w/e 08/01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/1946 WOOLACOMBE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed10/1946
Rebuilt (4-6-2)05/1960
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 10/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sun 21/05/1967
Service Life 20 yrs, 7 mths , 21 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh May 1960

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3260 22/10/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3297 04/11/1948 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3261 01/04/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3309 15/05/1956 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3336 07/05/1960 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1946
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 12/05/1951
71B   Bournemouth w/e 06/12/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 21/05/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth w/e 06/12/1951
TOSTORE 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 71B Bournemouth 4w/e 11/12/1954
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 08/02/1955
REINS 71B Bournemouth w/e 13/06/1955
WDN   w/e 21/05/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1960 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1951 Eastleigh Works ex Works: Blue, 35017/26/28; dark green, 30752, 30858, 34009/17/26/44/51/53/88/89; lined black, 30050, 30117/28, 30285/8, 30482, 30707/58 Lord St. Levan, 30909/28. B.4 dock tanks 30096/102 have lost their names on repainting. No. 32425 has been repaired here, also 32151 (lined black), 32331/7, 32558. The I.3 tank, 32076, appears to be waiting scrap. SLS/195103
28/10/1959 Eastleigh Works (ex-Works) On Works:- 30028/505/14/38/803/64, 32650/4037/83, 35013/6/25/6/8, 41314/2081, 73028/84, 84021/3, E5005, 20003. Waiting works:- 30055/104/783, 34026/62/6, 35012/5, 42076, 75079; ex-Works:- 30667, 30844, 34044, 35014. SLS/195912
16/10/1967 Cashmore\'s, Newport (Mon.) Dumped locomotives: 34016, 34044, 35012, 73022. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1946 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C144, name: WOOLACOMBE
Built at Brighton Works
   
22/10/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3260    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
04/11/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3297    
08/01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 34044    
01/04/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3261    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
06/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
15/05/1956 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3309    
05/1960 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
07/05/1960 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3336    
21/05/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34044    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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