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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C142 m/e 10/1946
British Railways 34042 9w/e 01/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/1946 DORCHESTER

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed10/1946
Rebuilt (4-6-2)01/1959
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 10/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sun 03/10/1965
Service Life 19 yrs , 3 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Jan 1959

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3291 07/10/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3268 27/04/1948 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3301 28/02/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3334 11/11/1958 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1946
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SAL   Salisbury 4w/e 01/04/1948
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) 4w/e 12/05/1951
71B   Bournemouth 7w/e 27/06/1951
71G   Bath Green Park (S&D) w/e 06/12/1951
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 06/11/1954
71B   Bournemouth 6w/e 15/06/1956
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 03/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SAL Salisbury 4w/e 01/04/1948
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 71G Bath Green Park (S&D) w/e 06/12/1951
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 9w/e 31/10/1954
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 03/10/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1959 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


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
25/10/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops, 30071, 30073, 30129 (being lined), 30183 (lined, ready to leave), 30236, 30248, 30316, 30327, 30368, 30466, 30487, 30520 (now plain black, was lined W/E 20/11/48), 30572, 30749, 30772, 30826, 30863, 30902, 32421 (general-being repainted), 32640 (slight attention), 34042/60/70/81/94/95, 34105, 35011 (dark green), 42099, an 73797 (from Longmoor). Being cut up, 30281, 32086. Awaiting same fate s282, 30417, 30432, (3)2056, -(3)2067. For shops: 30315, 30480, 30588, 34005/33/51, 34108, 35005/9. Recently ex shops: B.R. green, 30767/73 (W/E 13/10), 30797 an 34045 (20/10). 'L.N.W.' 30117 (second time, and looks fine). SLS/195112
17/03/1963 Carlisle Kingmoor MPD In steam at Kingmoor on 17th March were 46223/6/44/55. Stored on same day at Kingmoor were-42320, 42830/4/7/75/82-4/99, 42906, 44341, 45640/80,18, 46124/200/1, 47211/81, 47342/58, 47481, 58160 an 90763. SLS/196304
11/04/1963 Derby Works Erecting Shop- No. 1 bay: 41535, 43915 being cut up, 47276, 48274, 73086/91, 75059, D2220, D2913, D3020, D3178, ED6/7; Erecting Shop- No. 2 bay: D73, D123 an D5093; Erecting Shop- No. 3 bay: D5203-5215 new construction. Diesel Erecting Shop: D33, D42, D78, D82/3, D90/2, D127. Diesel Finishing Shop: D4, D40, D5200-2 under construction. Paint Shop: D5196/7. Test House: D55, D64, D109, D140, D5082, D5191, D5198/9. Yard (by paint shop): 40157, 42146 an 42585 broken up; 47003 frames; D7, D61, D126, D149, D152, D2236, D5010/20/76/82/90/1, D5143/92/4/5. Foundry Sdg.: 40022, 42302/29/91, 42472, 42500, 44100, D2911. Stone Pit: 44268, 73021. SLS/196304
27/04/1963 Birmingham Excursions On Saturday, 27th April, fifteen excursions were run from Southampton area for the football match at Villa Park; ten travelled via Basingstoke, Oxford and Leamington utilising 34028/40/2/5/50/2/88/94/8 whilst 7919(81D) had taken over from a failed Wset Country in the Reading area. Three travelled by same route to Oxford thence Worcester and Stourbridge Junc. being piloted therefrom by LMR 8Fs, the pilots working through to Snow Hill instead of being detached at Oldbury after climbing Old Hill bank-viz. 34009/48417, 34039/48478 and 34046/48430; the remaining two arrived at New St. behind Bristol jubilees 45682/90, one having travelled via the SDJR and the other via Salisbury. On same date, B1 61105(41A) worked a Manchester-Stratford-on-Avon special but was replaced on return working by Hall 6948 after 'failing' at Tyseley; it was used by latter shed during the next week on local turns. SLS/196304
31/05/1964 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard, Waiting Works: 73050, 73083. Works Yard, Ex Works: 34089, 73114. Erecting Shop: 30069, 32640, 32678 Undergoing restoration, 34005, 34018, 34026, 34037, 34042, 34076, 35007, 35019 35022/3, 73052, 73085/9, 76067, 76082, 80016, 80145, 80154, 15218, 15233, 20002, D3041, D3220, D3459, D3667, D6547, D6554. Scrap Yard: 30133 Intact, 34049 Remains, 82008 Intact. SLS/196407
14/09/1964 Southern engines for storage 34015/9/33/42/77/9, 35005/10/2/22, 73083/7, 76019 are to be stored after transfer, (In view of large scale moves to a few sheds only, the usual arrangement for such transfers has not been used this time. SLS/196410

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1946 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C142, name: DORCHESTER
Built at Brighton Works
   
07/10/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3291    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
27/04/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3268    
01/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34042    
28/02/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3301    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
06/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bath Green Park (S&D) (71G)    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
15/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
11/11/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3334    
01/1959 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
03/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 34042    
04/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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