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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1899 m/e 04/1931
British Railways 31899 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 04/1931
Withdrawal Sun 30/12/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 8 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1931
RED   Redhill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 07/10/1950
73B   Bricklayers Arms 5w/e 31/10/1950
75A   Brighton 4w/e 05/02/1951
75B   Redhill 6w/e 14/03/1951
75B   Redhill 6w/e 20/03/1951
75B   Redhill 4w/e 12/05/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 27/07/1951
73C   Hither Green 4w/e 06/10/1951
73C   Hither Green 5w/e 08/10/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 9w/e 30/06/1952
75B   Redhill 4w/e 01/10/1953
73B   Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 21/06/1955
73A   Stewarts Lane 6w/e 14/06/1959
72B   Salisbury 3w/e 26/05/1961
75C   Norwood Junction 2w/e 10/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 30/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 5w/e 31/10/1950
ALLOC 75A Brighton 8w/e 05/02/1951
ALLOC 75B Redhill 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 27/07/1951
ALLOC 73C Hither Green 5w/e 08/10/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane m/e 30/06/1952
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 27/03/1953
ALLOC 75B Redhill 5w/e 01/10/1953
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 04/06/1955
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 3w/e 26/05/1961
WDN   on 30/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/11/1948 Brighton Works In shops for repair: Nos, 32501 an 77359 (ready); 31919 an 32501 (nearly ready); 680S; CC1 (to be 20001); 1899, 2339, 2512, 2563, 32523, 77256; 34064 (lighter green livery). New construction Nos. 34085-90; 36001; boilers and tenders for 'Merchant Navy' Class. SLS/194812
17/06/1951 Brighton excursions Excursions worked in from Oxford (31899), High Wycombe (31816), Watford (45024) and Biggleswade (45300.) SLS/195108
11/09/1963 Eastleigh MPD (Waiting Works or scrap) Ex Works on 71A-DS238 (ex-30070 named Wainwright), 34030, 34102, 41290/5, 76007, D3719. Waiting Works or scrap on 71A-30065/89, 30199, 30241, 30346/68, 30500/3/11/5/6/9/48/86, 30911/30/6, 31403/13, 31637, 31794, 31810/20/79/80/90/8/9, 31900/3/5/6/10/6/21/3, 32353, 32417, 32557, 33011/21, 34023/35/71/4, 41312, 73054. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1931 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1899
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Redhill (RED)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31899    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
14/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
20/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
27/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
06/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (73C)    
08/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (73C)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
01/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
21/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
10/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)    
30/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 31899    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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