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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 34077 m/e 07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1948 603 SQUADRON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed07/1948
Rebuilt (4-6-2)07/1960
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1948
Withdrawal w/e Sun 26/03/1967
Service Life 18 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Jul 1960

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 2 3327 10/07/1948 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3259 12/08/1958 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1948
BAT   Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/01/1949
RAM   Ramsgate 6w/e 12/12/1949
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 14/01/1958
70A   Nine Elms 3w/e 26/05/1961
70B   Feltham m/e 14/09/1964
70D   Eastleigh w/e 20/11/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 26/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RAM Ramsgate 9w/e 01/08/1948
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/01/1949
ALLOC RAM Ramsgate 6w/e 12/12/1949
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 11/12/1954
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane q/e 14/01/1958
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 3w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 70B Feltham 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 2w/e 20/11/1964
WDN   w/e 26/03/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1960 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
31/05/1965 Steam Plentiful at Clapham Junction During 2½ hours at the 'busiest junction (combined) station in the world' then a subsequent 30 mins. or so at Waterloo on an ordinary weekday evening covering the peak period at the end of May, and as then normal-though some of the Pacifics were not exactly as rostered-I noted 10 rebuilt light Pacifics on express and main line trains : Nos. 34008/13/32/47/8/56/77/85/7/101; 34077/87 had no visible name plates when passing through. Several were on 'Merchant Navy' turns including the Bournemouth 2-hr. up service due in at 4.40, about 12 mins. late; and the heavy, fast-timed 6.30 p.m. down. Only two of the large 4-6-2s: 35026/9 were seen respectively hauling the down 'Royal Wessex' and up 'Bournemouth Belle,' loaded to 11 Pullmans plus van, about 3 mins. late, signal-checked through Clapham Junction. Most were in a rather forlorn looking state externally. Of B.R. standard classes there were: 3 class 5, 4-6-0s; a class 4 2-6-0 on down freight towards Feltham; green class 3 2-6-2T No. 82006 (lately arrived from Machynlleth, Cambrian line) on two trips with the unadvertised Kensington Post Office passenger trains; two others, also two class 4 2-6-4Ts, were on Clapham Yard-Waterloo empty stock workings. The sole Southern Railway, Maunsell, engine was S15 4-6-0MT, 30838, waiting at Waterloo in evening. SLS/196507

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 34077, name: 603 SQUADRON
Built at Brighton Works
   
10/07/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3327    
08/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
12/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (RAM)    
14/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
12/08/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3259    
07/1960 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
20/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
26/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34077    
08/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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