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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and South Western Railway 203 m/e 08/1891
Southern Railway (Pfx) E203 m/e 04/1927
Southern Railway (1931) 203 m/e 01/1933
British Railways 30203 m/e 03/1951

Liveries Carried
Colour Lining Date From
LSWR Maunsell Green Black and White 04/1927
BR Black Red and White 03/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Adams
Class O2
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Nine Elms Works
Order Number K3
To Service During 08/1891
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/12/1955
Service Life 64 yrs, 4 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1956

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1891
WAD   Wadebridge on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 17/12/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE 72F Wadebridge 5w/e 08/10/1951
TOSTORE   5w/e 01/10/1953
REINS 72F Wadebridge 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
WDN   w/e 17/12/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/01/1948 Eastleigh Works Amongst engines awaiting Works on 11/1, the following are of interest: 96 SOT; 182, 183 PLY; 203 WAD; 238 YE0 and 531 RED. No. 921 is freshly repainted ex Works. SLS/194802
14/02/1948 Eastleigh Works During the early part of February a large batch of withdrawn engines was still on hand in the various sidings, including Adams 0-4-4T Nos. 4, 6, 17, an 364: Beattie 0-6-OST 0332, 3334; Stroudley 0-6-OT W10, W12, and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
12/08/1950 S.R. Renumbering The official notices refer to locomotives by their new numbers whether actually re-numbered or not: sometimes a re-numbering is advised twice at widely distant dates: hence though the following list of un-renumbered engines is believed to be correct, observations (prior to 12/8/50) may prove it otherwise, and members' notes would be appreciated: 7, 20 (T.1); 24, 26, 34, 37, 42, 44, 49, 50, 54, 58 (M.7); 61, 63, 64, 68-71, 73 (USA); 82, 84, 87, 88, 93, 96, 102 (B.4); 111 (M.7); 113/4/6/8 (T.9); 127 (M.7); 148, 154/5/7/8 (L.11); 162 (G.6); 165, 170/2/4 (L.11); 192, 200/3/4, 212, 223/4/9 (0.2); 238 (G.6); 246, 250/1/3/5/6 (M.7); 259, 268 (G.6); 280/2/5, 303/4/5 (T.9); 308 (700); 311/4 (T.9); 324 (M.7); 325 (700); 336/8 (T.9); 353 (G.6); 355 (700); 356 (M.7); 367 (T.1); 384/9, 390 (K.10); 395, 401/2 (S.11); 408, 411-414 (L.11); 422, 430/3 (L.12); 436/7, 441 (L.11); 463 (D.15); 481 (M.7); 482 (H.15); 494 (G.16); 498 (S.15); 518 (H.16); 532 (Q.); 3029, 3433/6, 3441 (0395); 3741 (C.14); 667, 670 (M.7); 691/3/7/8/9 (700); 713, 722/3/8, 731 (T.9); 746 (N.15); 756 (756); 758 (757); 769, 770 (N.15); 863 (LN); 1041/4, 1064/6 (0.1); 1071/86 (C); 1093 (0.1); 1102 (C); 1107 (R.1); 1108 (0.1); 1112 (C); 1147 (R.1); 1150 (C); 1157 (E); 1191 (C); 1217 (B.1); 1222/2/44/5 (C); 1248 (0.1); 1252/71 (C); 1274/6 (H); 1291 (C); 1321 (H); 1335/7/9 (R.1); 1373/9/81/90/1/5 (0.1); 1432 (0.1); 1443 (B.1); 1480 (C); 1491 (E); 1493 (D); 1508/13 (C); 1519/42/3/4 (H); 1547 (E); 1552 (H); 1558 (P); 1572 (C); 1574/7 (D); 1590 (C); 1602 (T); 1611/23 (U); 1666/73 (R); 1683 (C); 1685 (S); 1693 (C); 1708 (R.1); 1711/2/4/8/21/4 (C); 1730/2 (D); 1735/9 (D.1); 1748 (D); 1754/5/8 (L.1); 1770/8 (L); 1792, 1809 (U); 1825/41/52 (N); 2002/8/9 (I.1x); 2045/50/2 (3.4x); 2054 (B.4); 2055/6/60 (B.4x); 2062/3 (B.4); 2067 (I3.4x); 2068 (B.4); 2070/3 (B.4x); 2075/91 (I.3); 2101/4/9 (E.2); 2133/8/56 (E.1); 2168 (E.3); 2306 (C.3); 2328 (N.15x); 2342 (K); 2359 (D.1); 2385/91 (D.3); 2407 (E.6x); 2408/18 (E.6); 2425 (H.2); 2447 (C.2x); 2472/3/5/85/7, 2517 (E.4); 2522 (C.2x); 2556/60 (E.4); 2573/92 (E.5); 2595/6, 2602/3 (I.1x); 2608 (E.1r); 2647/61 (A.1x); 2691/4 (E.1); 2695/7 (E.1r); C1, C3, C11, C21 (Q.1); 21C7 (MN); Diesel 1; 77090/101/50/226/96/355, 78597 (WD). Several have since been renumbered. SLS/195012
31/05/1951 Brighton\'s 1000th locomotive Brighton Works' 1000th locomotive was officially regarded as 21C164 (now 34064). This figure includes 204 Westminster and 205 Kensington converted from singles (but not 203 Sussex which remained a 2-2-2); but it does not include the twelve B4x, which were practically new engines in 1922-4. If these are included, Brighton Works have turned out 1093 - No. 42093, and 80010 will be the 1,096th. SLS/195107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1891 To Service To service as London and South Western Railway Number 203
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
04/1927 Renumbered Renumbered to E203    
01/1933 Renumbered Renumbered to 203    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Wadebridge (WAD)    
03/1951 Livery Change of livery to Black (Lining: Red and White)    
03/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 30203    
17/12/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 30203    
01/1956 Scrapped Scrapped    

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