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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C112 m/e 10/1945
British Railways 34012 9w/e 01/08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/11/1945 LAUNCESTON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed10/1945
Rebuilt (4-6-2)01/1958
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 10/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 11/12/1966
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 11 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Jan 1958

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3263 20/10/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3271 30/06/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3368 04/12/1957 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
PLY   Plymouth Friary 9w/e 01/03/1948
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 08/12/1950
72B   Salisbury 4w/e 05/02/1951
72A   Exmouth Junction 6w/e 20/03/1951
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 11/04/1951
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 13/04/1951
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 24/02/1958
75A   Brighton 5w/e 02/07/1962
70E   Salisbury 4w/e 16/09/1963
70F   Bournemouth on 10/10/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 11/12/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PLY Plymouth Friary 9w/e 01/03/1948
TOSTORE   3w/e 30/11/1950
REINS 72A Exmouth Junction 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 13/04/1951
TOSTORE 70A Nine Elms 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 70A Nine Elms w/e 06/12/1951
TOSTORE 70A Nine Elms 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 11/12/1954
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 24/02/1958
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 25/06/1962
ALLOC 70E Salisbury 4w/e 16/09/1963
ALLOC 70F Bournemouth 4w/e 25/10/1965
WDN   w/e 11/12/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1946 \"West Country\" Namings 21C107 is 'Wadebridge,' 21C108 'Padstow' (correcting any previous reports). The name 'Bodmin' may not actually be on 21C110 yet. Names on 21C101-4, 21C106-9, 21C112 officially confirmed 14/3/46. No others yet actually named on that date. 21C125 first noted working on the Eastern Section, 15/3, and 117 (on loan) the previous week. SLS/194605
26/03/1946 Surbiton 903 (STL) painted green was noted on the 5.37 p.m. ex Basingstoke on 26/3. SLS/194605
28/02/1946 Locomotives Miscellany More W.D. 2-8-0's appear to be allocated to B.A.; many of these engines were lately standing about in the Dover areas. 'Schools' 907 'Dulwich,' 917 'Ardingly,' 934 'St. Lawrence' are light green. 'Demob.' specials are still running frequently from Folkestone, etc., to Guildford via Tonbridge and Redhill, worked to the latter by locos, carrying Dover spare duty Nos, 462-3, but actually the engines are often B.A. or AFD. 4-4-0's. They return light from Redhill it not otherwise required. SLS/194605
28/02/1946 \"West Country\" Namings 21C107 is 'Wadebridge,' 21C108 'Padstow' (correcting any previous reports). The name 'Bodmin' may not actually be on 21C110 yet. Names on 21C101-4, 21C106-9, 21C112 officially confirmed 14/3/46. No others yet actually named on that date. 21C125 first noted working on the Eastern Section, 15/3, and 117 (on loan) the previous week. SLS/194605
30/06/1948 General Locomotives with smokebox number plates include: Nos. 30193, 30521/70, 30696, 30856/61, 30950, 32095, 34012/18. SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C112
Built at Brighton Works
   
20/10/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3263    
01/11/1945 Naming Named 'LAUNCESTON' by Alderman G E Trood JP (Mayor) at Launceston    
30/06/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3271    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Plymouth Friary (PLY)    
01/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34012    
08/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
20/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
04/12/1957 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3368    
24/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
02/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
16/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (70E)    
10/10/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (70F)    
11/12/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 34012    
04/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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