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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 957 m/e 08/1929
British Railways 30957 m/e 05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Z
Company History SR
Wheels 0-8-0T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 08/1929
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/11/1962
Service Life 33 yrs, 3 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1929
SAL   Salisbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72B   Salisbury 3w/e 13/10/1958
72A   Exmouth Junction 3w/e 01/05/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 17/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 2w/e 13/10/1958
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 7w/e 01/05/1959
WDN   w/e 17/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/03/1953 Brighton Works No. 80059, the first of ten new 2-6-4 tanks left the works on 3rd March; a further ten are also to be built in this 'year's programme. Engines under and awaiting repair include 30027, 30109, 30825/37, 30338, 30951/7, 32655. 30117 an 30919 have been through shops but have not been repainted. While DS515 was receiving attention here its place at Lancing was taken by 32636; 80060 was due on 2/3 but was not ready. An unusual visitor to the shed on 3rd March was 32113. SLS/195304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1929 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 957
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Salisbury (SAL)    
05/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 30957    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
01/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
17/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30957    
12/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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