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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 34090 m/e 02/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed02/1949
Rebuilt (4-6-2)08/1960
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 02/1949
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 18 yrs, 5 mths , 8 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Aug 1960

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 2 3335 01/02/1949 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3269 01/1959 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1949
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 12/05/1951
70A   Nine Elms 9w/e 12/06/1957
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms q/e 11/06/1957
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1960 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/03/1952 Eastleigh Works 34090 is recently out of Eastleigh painted dark green with the rather large name plates moved higher up on the boiler casing sides. The appearance of the engine is certainly improved. SLS/195206
12/08/1967 Salisbury MPD On 12th August, the following locomotives were in store at Salisbury (70E): USA 0-6-0T 30064/7/9/71/2, W/C Pacific 34102, WC/BB Pacific (Reb.) 34018/21/4/5/37/40/56/60/87/9/90/8, 34104/8, LMS 2-6-2T 41312/9, BR 5MT 4-6-0 73022/9/43/65/85/93, 73115/7/8/55, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75074/5/7, BR 4MT 2-6-0 76005/6/7/11/31/64/6/7, BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80015/6/133/9/40/3/5/6/51/2 and BR 3MT 2-6-2T 82019/29. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 34090
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/02/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3335    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
12/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
01/1959 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3269    
08/1960 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34090    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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