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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C103 m/e 06/1945
British Railways 34003 y/e 1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/07/1945 PLYMOUTH

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed06/1945
Rebuilt (4-6-2)09/1957
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 20/09/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 3 mths , 20 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Feb1957

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3252 06/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3255 12/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3262 01/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3325 28/09/1957 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72A   Exmouth Junction 2w/e 20/05/1950
72D   Plymouth Friary 3w/e 10/06/1950
72D   Plymouth Friary 4w/e 17/06/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 09/09/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 5w/e 09/10/1950
73B   Bricklayers Arms 7w/e 08/10/1957
72B   Salisbury m/e 10/02/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 20/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 2w/e 20/05/1950
ALLOC 72D Plymouth Friary 3w/e 10/06/1950
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 5w/e 09/10/1950
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms q/e 08/10/1957
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 4w/e 10/02/1961
WDN   w/e 20/09/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1957 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/03/1949 Brighton Works Engines in shops included Nos. 82 Boxhill, 2023/30/37/39/76/89, 2113, S2343, 2449, 32086, 34001 Exeter, 34003/61, 73790, 77056, 77180, 21C107 Wadebridge. SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C103
Built at Brighton Works
Tender fitted: LP Series 1
   
11/07/1945 Naming Named 'PLYMOUTH' by Alderman H G Mason (Lord Mayor) at Plymouth Friary    
12/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3255    
01/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3262    
1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34003    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
20/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
10/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Plymouth Friary (72D)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Plymouth Friary (72D)    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
09/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
09/1957 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
28/09/1957 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3325    
08/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
20/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 34003    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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