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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 258 m/e 08/1894
British Railways 30258 m/e 08/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Adams
Class G6
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Nine Elms Works
To Service During 08/1894
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/07/1961
Service Life 66 yrs, 11 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1894
RDG   Reading (S.R.) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAS   Basingstoke 5w/e 04/02/1950
70C   Guildford 4w/e 05/02/1951
70D   Basingstoke 4w/e 11/04/1951
70D   Basingstoke 4w/e 13/04/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 29/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAS Basingstoke 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 70C Guildford 8w/e 05/02/1951
ALLOC 70D Basingstoke 4w/e 13/04/1951
WDN   w/e 29/07/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/09/1961 Eastleigh MPD (71A) (out of use) On 5th September the following were noted out of use either waiting works or cutting up-30029/44/120/83/258/87/530/82/4/668/74/701/82/3/93, 30800/50/1/2/5/8, 31061/493/2103/3024/38/4099, 41312, 73051, 76009, 80039/40, 82014 and GW 4610. Ex-Works were 30072/494/2353/4091 an 80016 together with 3620 (81C) and 3633 with 87C plate but with S.R. brackets newly fitted to smokebox door to take GW lamps as well as SR. 92052 (18A) was also on shed. SLS/196110

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1894 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 258
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Reading (S.R.) (RDG)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (BAS)    
08/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 30258    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
29/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 30258    
09/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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