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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1612 m/e 07/1928
British Railways 31612 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1928
Withdrawal w/e Sun 12/05/1963
Service Life 34 yrs, 10 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1928
SAL   Salisbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
71D   Fratton 4w/e 13/11/1950
71D   Fratton 3w/e 30/11/1950
70E   Reading (S.R.) 4w/e 05/02/1951
75B   Redhill 8w/e 13/05/1954
70E   Reading (S.R.) 4w/e 10/10/1955
70C   Guildford 4w/e 17/12/1956
70A   Nine Elms m/e 09/11/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 12/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 71D Fratton 3w/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 70E Reading (S.R.) 8w/e 05/02/1951
ALLOC 75B Redhill 8w/e 13/05/1954
ALLOC 70F Fratton 4w/e 04/06/1955
ALLOC 70E Reading (S.R.) 3w/e 10/10/1955
ALLOC 70C Guildford 4w/e 17/12/1956
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 09/11/1961
WDN   w/e 12/05/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/07/1961 Ashford MPD (73F) (ex-works) On shed waiting works-31583 an 31714, ex-works-30902, 31612, 31794, 33008/22/9/30. SLS/196109
12/05/1963 Eastligh MPD (Waiting Works) Waiting Works: DS682, 30031/65/70/89, 30105/10/99, 30328, 30513/39, 30936, 31612, 31861/6, 31906/8/9, 32503, 33009, 34046/84, 35012, 76013/4. Ex Works: D6527, 31803/53, 35004, 82023. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1928 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1612
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Salisbury (SAL)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31612    
13/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (71D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (71D)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (S.R.) (70E)    
13/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
10/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (S.R.) (70E)    
17/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
09/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
12/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 31612    
08/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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