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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 34100 m/e 12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed12/1949
Rebuilt (4-6-2)09/1960
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1949 to Ramsgate (RAM)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 02/07/1967
Service Life 17 yrs, 7 mths , 2 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Sep 1960

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 2 3354 12/1949 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3282 08/11/1958 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
RAM   Ramsgate (New) m/e 12/1949
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 12/05/1951
74B   Ramsgate 7w/e 27/06/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 24/02/1958
70E   Salisbury 4w/e 16/09/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 02/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RAM Ramsgate 6w/e 12/12/1949
LOAN 74B Ramsgate on 12/05/1951
ALLOC 74B Ramsgate 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 6w/e 24/02/1958
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 19/11/1962
WDN   w/e 02/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1960 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops 49, 30352, 30416/54/99, 30501/35/89, 30580 (ex 3506), 698, 30744/51/69, 30864, 30936/56, 32094, 32347, 32608, 34025/9/54/9/61/7/96/7/8. For shops 34055, 35010. Ex shops 30766/72, 34100 (dark green), 30484 (lined black), 30571 (ex 3397), 30306. Scrap: 30122, 154, 408. Noted un-renumbered: 246, 1432. No. 769 had just been renumbered. SLS/195108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1949 To Service To service as British Railways Number 34100
Built at Brighton Works
Allocated to Ramsgate (RAM)
Tender fitted: LP Series 2
   
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (74B)    
24/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
08/11/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3282    
09/1960 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
16/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (70E)    
02/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34100    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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