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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and South Western Railway 612 m/e 12/1892
Southern Railway (Reg) E612 y/e 1923
Southern Railway 612 m/e 03/1934
British Railways (Dep) DS3191 m/e 04/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Adams
Class Jubilee
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-4-2
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 4511
To Service During 12/1892
Withdrawal During 06/1946
Service Life 53 yrs, 6 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1951 at Locomotive Works (Eastleigh)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1892
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1946


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
14/02/1948 Eastleigh Works During the early part of February a large batch of withdrawn engines was still on hand in the various sidings, including Adams 0-4-4T Nos. 4, 6, 17, an 364: Beattie 0-6-OST 0332, 3334; Stroudley 0-6-OT W10, W12, and L.B.S.C.R. 683; Stroudley 0-4-2T 2232, 2233, 2240, 2255, 2355, an 2627; Adams 4-4-0 657; Adams 0-4-2 597-600, 609, 612, 613, 620, 625, 634, 637, 638, 644, 646, an 649; Drummond 4-4-0 150, 347. Engines in shops included 'B4X' No. 2060, 'El/R' No. 2135, and 'B4' Tank No. 93 St. Malo. Engines in the area in 'B.R' livery were Nos. S27, S64, S182, S203, S224, S255, S282, S453 King Arthur, S465, S535, S750 Morgan le Fay, S21C108 Padstow, and S21C105 Barnstaple. Only the three named ones were green. The 'Austerity' 2-10-0's are not having 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' on the tender, nor the prefix 'S'; also the numerals are small (as used on coaching stock); as repaired they are being parked at Ringwood; 73776 was at the shed ready for transit, and 73781 an 73788 outside the works SLS/194803
28/04/1951 Eastleigh Works Noted 28.4.51-30066, 82, 30331, 30477/90/99, 30589 (being lined out), 30689, 30781/91/93, 30843, 30920/33/50, 2138, 32351, 32661 (lined out), 3441, 34007/25/49/55/79/99, 34103, 35003/10. Nos. 32328 an 32608 ex shops, lined, also 32094 (ex W/E 21/4/51). Waiting shops: 30305/14, 30829, 34002/6/30, 30197. Being cut up: 30446, 36001(!). Waiting cutting-up: 116, 30156/73, 441. Increased coal capacity: 32510/79 fitted at Eastleigh shed with coal rails for use on Fawley branch. An Adams Al2, withdrawn in 1946 is acting as stationary boiler and is re-numbered DS3191. The frames and cylinders of 722 are in good condition and are being retained as spares for the class. SLS/195106
06/11/1951 Eastleigh Works On this date there was no sign of 756, either on shed or in works, so that it may have been broken up. 30253 was renumbered on 5th November, and DS3191 (ex 612) and 30426/7 were being cut up. Other engines in the scrap yard were S282, 30396, 30728/9, 2056, 2067. SLS/195201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1892 To Service To service as London and South Western Railway Number 612
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co., Works Number 4511
   
1923 Renumbered Renumbered to E612    
03/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 612    
06/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 612    
04/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to DS3191    
11/1951 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Eastleigh    

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