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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and South Western Railway 179 m/e 03/1890
Southern Railway (Pfx) E179 m/e 07/1926
Southern Railway (1931) 179 m/e 08/1934
British Railways 30179 m/e 06/1948

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LSWR Maunsell Green Black and White 07/1926
BR Black Red and White 02/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Adams
Class O2
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Nine Elms Works
Order Number O2
To Service During 03/1890
Withdrawal Sat 19/12/1959
Service Life 69 yrs, 9 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1890
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
DOR   Dorchester 9w/e 01/08/1948
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 30/12/1953
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 08/02/1954
70B   Feltham 3w/e 17/11/1956
     Withdrawn on 19/12/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DOR Dorchester 9w/e 01/08/1948
TOSTORE 71C Dorchester 8w/e 19/03/1952
TOSTORE 71C Dorchester 2w/e 13/08/1952
TOSTORE   5w/e 24/08/1953
REINS 70A Nine Elms 10w/e 10/12/1953
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 6w/e 08/02/1954
TOSTORE 71A Eastleigh 5w/e 16/09/1955
REINS 70B Feltham P 31/10/1956
WDN   on 19/12/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/01/1960 Eastleigh Works (on 'dump') Erecting shop: 30056/108/516/33/40/86/668/73/7/87/9/950, 34006/63/86/106/10, 35004, 41291, 73110/15, 75079, 78005/56, 80013, E5001. Ex-works: 32106, 34099, 84029, E20003. Waiting works: 30035/475, 34067, 80089; on 'dump', 30179/318/774. SLS/196002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1890 To Service To service as London and South Western Railway Number 179
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
07/1926 Renumbered Renumbered to E179    
08/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 179    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30179    
01/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Dorchester (DOR)    
30/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
08/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
19/12/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 30179    
01/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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