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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1916 m/e 04/1935
British Railways 31916 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class W
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 04/1935
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/07/1963
Service Life 28 yrs, 3 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1935
NORW   Norwood Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73C   Hither Green 5w/e 14/02/1953
71A   Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 20/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 73C Hither Green 8w/e 03/03/1953
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 3w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 19/11/1962
WDN   4w/e 27/07/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
04/1935 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1916
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwood Junction (NORW)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31916    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (73C)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
20/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 31916    
10/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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