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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 793 m/e 03/1926
British Railways 30793 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1926 SIR ONTZLAKE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie / R. Maunsell
Class King Arthur
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 03/1926
Withdrawal During 08/1962
Service Life 36 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1926
BAT   Stewarts Lane on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 3w/e 28/05/1949
AFD   Ashford 6w/e 12/12/1949
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 17/06/1950
70B   Feltham 6w/e 14/06/1959
70D   Basingstoke 8w/e 17/01/1961
     Withdrawn m/e 08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC AFD Ashford 6w/e 12/12/1949
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 10/06/1950
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 11/12/1954
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/02/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane w/e 13/06/1955
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 70B Feltham P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70D Basingstoke 8w/e 17/01/1961
WDN   w/e 01/09/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/03/1951 Ashford Works (On shed) In shops: 1107, 31245 (late s1245), s1274, 31287, 31329, 31413, 31510, 31812/26/62, 31900/23/25, 32372 (new cyls.), 32502 (lined black), s2473 (being renumbered), 32467, 32525/65, 78597, 90226, 33039. In yard: s1178, 1335, 31789 (green), 31897, 33025, 31616, 31848. On shed for works 1174, 31408, 31461, 32486 (and 30793 for ELH). Scrap: 1157, 31160 (partly cut up), 1547, 1730, 31743, 31502, 32402, and being cut up 1443 an 32301. Building Shunting diesel-electric 15228-30 and a main-line diesel 10203. Twenty sets of frames for 4-6-2 to be built at Crewe, also many sets of all-welded side tanks for new B.R. standard 2-6-4T to be built at Brighton. Noted not renumbered: 1041, 1271, 1339, 1379. Ex shops 32523 (1 dome), 31405, 31785 (green), 31521, and lined black 31401 an 31825 (late s1825) SLS/195108
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
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
03/1926 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 793, name: SIR ONTZLAKE
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30793    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
12/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (AFD)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
17/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30793    
09/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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