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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C104 m/e 06/1945
British Railways 34004 9w/e 01/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/11/1945 YEOVIL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed06/1945
Rebuilt (4-6-2)01/02/1958
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 22 yrs, 1 mth , 8 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Feb 1958

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

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3265 30/06/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3271 30/09/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3300 24/07/1948 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3305 03/02/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3352 01/02/1958 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3302 01/04/1966 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 24/02/1958
73A   Stewarts Lane m/e 10/02/1961
71A   Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
70F   Bournemouth on 10/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   3w/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 24/02/1958
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 10/02/1961
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 70F Bournemouth 4w/e 25/10/1965
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/02/1958 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Eastleigh Works 10/03/1955 02/04/1955 24 days Light Intermediate    
Brighton Works 18/01/1956 17/02/1956 31 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 26/09/1956 20/10/1956 25 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 19/12/1957 01/02/1958 45 days General Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
 
Bricklayers Arms (on shed) 10/11/1959 16/12/1959 37 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 04/10/1960 29/10/1960 26 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 13/08/1962 17/08/1962 5 days Non Classified    
Bricklayers Arms (on shed) 02/04/1963 18/05/1963 47 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 21/10/1963 14/12/1963 55 days General    
Eastleigh Works 08/03/1966 01/04/1966 25 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1948 Brighton Works Engines built in May were Nos. 34073 an 34074 'Battle of Britain' Class, without names. No. 34004 Yeovil, 34005 Barnstaple and 34006 Bude came out with L.M.S. type tenders, the tenders painted un-lined black, lettered 'British Railways' in white, and the engines in standard green livery. Other engines re-numbered in May were Nos. 32507, 32398, 30900, 32546, 32440, 32506, 32558, 32523, 32395 an 34042 Dorchester. SLS/194807
29/06/1948 Stirling MPD 2-6-4T's Nos. 42198/99 arrived here on Tuesday night (29/6), after trials on the former Southern Rly. 'West Country' No. 34004 with black ex L.M.S. tender and lettered BR., was observed here on 3/7 at 5 p.m. on the 9.25 a.m. ex Crewe en route to Perth, being piloted by ex L.M.S. No. 4980. SLS/194808
05/01/1949 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 2039, 2325/39/51, S2376, 2514/20, S2578, 34004/15/56/64, 21C161/63, 'Austerity' 70853, 77062/90, 78597, while under construction were:-Nos. 34090, 36001 and tenders. No. 32029 which left shops on 1/1 with plain black tanks, came back to be fully-lined and was ex shops again on 5/1. 'British Railways' lettering on engines is cancelled. SLS/194902
01/02/1949 Brighton Works Engines in shops:-Nos. 21C101, CC2, 34004/05/20, 34061 73 Squadron, 34062/65, 2039/76/89, 2325, 2489, 2514, 32339, 32520 an 77062/94, for repair. Two 'Leader' Class under construction. No. 34090 left shops on 31/1 named Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class, the S.R. Coat-of-arms is also incorporated in the nameplate, the background of which is painted Air Force blue. The locomotive is painted malachite green with yellow lining, but the wheel centres instead of being black are also green and the tyres yellow. The British Railways crest is on the tender. SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C104
Built at Brighton Works
   
30/06/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3265    
02/11/1945 Naming Named 'YEOVIL' by Councillor W S Vosper (Mayor) at Yeovil Town    
30/09/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3271    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34004    
24/07/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3300    
03/02/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3305    
10/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 10/03/1955. Dep: 02/04/1955.    
18/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Brighton Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 18/01/1956. Dep: 17/02/1956.    
26/09/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/09/1956. Dep: 20/10/1956.    
19/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 19/12/1957. Dep: 01/02/1958.
Work undertaken:
Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
   
01/02/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3352    
24/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
10/11/1959 Works Visit Depot Repair - Bricklayers Arms (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/11/1959. Dep: 16/12/1959.    
04/10/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 04/10/1960. Dep: 29/10/1960.    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
13/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 13/08/1962. Dep: 17/08/1962.    
02/04/1963 Works Visit Depot Repair - Bricklayers Arms (Light Casual) - Arr: 02/04/1963. Dep: 18/05/1963.    
21/10/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 21/10/1963. Dep: 14/12/1963.    
10/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (70F)    
08/03/1966 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/03/1966. Dep: 01/04/1966.    
01/04/1966 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3302    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34004    
10/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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