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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1798 m/e 08/1928
British Railways 31798 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 08/1928
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 36 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1928
GFD   Guildford on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72C   Yeovil Town 4w/e 10/03/1960
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D6500/3/7, 15212, 30055, 30781, 30864, 33020, 34002/52, Erecting Shop: D3042, D3271, D3471, D5012/4, D6506/63, L.S.W.R. 120, 4694, 9667, 30045, 30515/42, 30838/43, 30955, 31795/8, 32646, 33039, 34011/18/24/66/72, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76005/19/63, 80010/65/6, 80139/41/51, 92239. Scrap Road: 30059, 30475/6, 30905, 31723. SLS/196204
25/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D3042, D3271, D6500/3, 33020, 41324, 76025/9. Erecting Shop: D3471, D5012/4, D6506/7/14/63, E6002, L.S.W.R. 120, 15212, 30045, 30515/42/5, 30781, 30838/43, 30955, 31413, 31795/8, 32636/46, 33039, 34002/11/8/24/66, 35025, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76016/63, 80010, 80141/51, 92239. Behind Erecting Shop: 30059, 30475/6, 30692, 30864, 80064. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1928 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1798
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Guildford (GFD)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31798    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 31798    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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