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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 490 m/e 07/1914
British Railways 30490 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie
Class H15
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 07/1914
Withdrawal During 07/1955
Service Life 41 yrs

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1955

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1914
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 07/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 25/06/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/04/1951 Eastleigh Works Noted 28.4.51-30066, 82, 30331, 30477/90/99, 30589 (being lined out), 30689, 30781/91/93, 30843, 30920/33/50, 2138, 32351, 32661 (lined out), 3441, 34007/25/49/55/79/99, 34103, 35003/10. Nos. 32328 an 32608 ex shops, lined, also 32094 (ex W/E 21/4/51). Waiting shops: 30305/14, 30829, 34002/6/30, 30197. Being cut up: 30446, 36001(!). Waiting cutting-up: 116, 30156/73, 441. Increased coal capacity: 32510/79 fitted at Eastleigh shed with coal rails for use on Fawley branch. An Adams Al2, withdrawn in 1946 is acting as stationary boiler and is re-numbered DS3191. The frames and cylinders of 722 are in good condition and are being retained as spares for the class. SLS/195106
12/05/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops : 30066, (300)68, 30082/331/56/74/477/90/7, 30501/30/77/84/783/90/7/829/920/33/54, 34002/6/7/30/49/79/99/103, 35019, also 2101 with large numerals on tanks as pre-war, and 2138, renumbered 32138 on one side only. Being cut up: (30)305/414. Still waiting to be cut up: (30)116. Ex shops: 30061/197/470/570/89/781, 34055, 35010. SLS/195107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1914 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 490
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30490    
07/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 30490    
08/1955 Scrapped Scrapped    

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