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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1279 m/e 11/1909
British Railways 31279 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Wainwright
Class H
Company History SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 11/1909
Withdrawal During 09/1959
Service Life 49 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1909
FAV   Faversham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
STL   St Leonards 4w/e 12/03/1949
74A   Ashford 4w/e 12/05/1951
74E   St Leonards 9w/e 30/06/1952
74D   Tonbridge q/e 06/06/1958
75A   Brighton 6w/e 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STL St Leonards 4w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 74E St Leonards m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 74D Tonbridge 8w/e 06/06/1958
ALLOC 75A Brighton P 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 03/10/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1953 Push/Pull equipment fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/01/1951 Ashford Works New diesels, 15226 running trials, 15227 nearly ready; a large diesel complete in the paint shop. Ex shops: lined black 31770, 31800, 32576; unlined 31719, 32412, 90164; slight repairs 31263, 31543, 32167. In shops: 31027, 1279/94, 31321, 31400/11/92, 31712, 1735, 31771, 31827/37/48/53, 31903, 32434 (2 domes), 32488, 32539/83, 33003/32/36, 90678. Waiting shops: 31160/79, 31511, 31736, 31819, 78597, 90226, 90564. On scrap road: 1231, 31597/8, 31604. SLS/195102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1909 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1279
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Faversham (FAV)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31279    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Leonards (STL)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Leonards (74E)    
03/1953 Modification Modification: Push/Pull equipment fitted    
06/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 31279    
10/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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