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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C10 m/e 08/1942
British Railways 35010 m/e 12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
18/12/1942 BLUE STAR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class Merchant Navy
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 08/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sun 11/09/1966
Service Life 24 yrs, 1 mth , 11 dys
Total Mileage 1,241,929

Disposal

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
MN Series 1 3120 07/1942 SR 5,000g 5t 0cwt
MN Series 2 3122 Unknown SR 5,100g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1942
SAL   Salisbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9E   Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
71B   Bournemouth 6w/e 27/01/1956
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 10/03/1960
83D   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 20/07/1964
70F   Bournemouth on 06/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 11/09/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 6w/e 29/01/1956
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 83D Exmouth Junction 3w/e 29/06/1964
TOSTORE   3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 70F Bournemouth 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 3w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 11/09/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1945 Original cab replaced with revised model
01/1957 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1942 Tender Tender fitted: MN Series 1 number 3120    
08/1942 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C10
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
18/12/1942 Naming Named 'BLUE STAR'    
11/1945 Modification Modification: Original cab replaced with revised model    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Salisbury (SAL)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 35010    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
27/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
01/1957 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
20/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (83D)    
06/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (70F)    
11/09/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 35010    

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