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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C118 m/e 12/1945
British Railways 34018 9w/e 01/08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
25/06/1946 AXMINSTER

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed12/1945
Rebuilt (4-6-2)27/09/1958
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 7 mths , 9 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Nov 1958

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3262 17/12/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3255 17/01/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3259 25/02/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3340 07/08/1958 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 11/04/1951
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 13/04/1951
70D   Eastleigh m/e 06/01/1964
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   3w/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 13/04/1951
TOSTORE 70A Nine Elms 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 70A Nine Elms w/e 06/12/1951
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 29/12/1963
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/09/1958 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Eastleigh Works 01/07/1953 22/08/1953 53 days General    
Eastleigh Works 23/02/1954 06/03/1954 12 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 22/03/1955 23/04/1955 33 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 27/12/1956 26/01/1957 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 11/12/1957 10/01/1958 31 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 07/08/1958 27/09/1958 52 days General Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
  
Eastleigh Works 09/11/1959 28/11/1959 20 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 28/07/1960 06/08/1960 10 days Light Casual    
Bricklayers Arms (on shed) 10/05/1961 29/06/1961 51 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 08/02/1962 17/03/1962 38 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 16/04/1964 06/06/1964 52 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 03/11/1964 13/11/1964 11 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/06/1947 Brighton Works 21C118 Axminster was outside Brighton Works on 6/6/47, also a tender painted and lined in grey for one of the 'Pacifics' under construction. Kent and East Sussex Rly. 0-6-0T ('Terrier') No. 3 is undergoing general repairs at Brighton Works. SLS/194708
09/07/1947 Brighton Works New 'West Country' Pacifics under construction were 21C164-170. This completes the order. These latter ones have a V-shaped cab-front. Locos. being repaired:-2021, 2039, 2345, 2567, 21C118, 77030, 77037, 77074, 77094, 77098, 77178, 77181, and 77444. The repair of the 'Austerity' locos. is top priority hence the recent lag in 'West Country' construction. L.B. and S.C.R. No. 82 Boxhill (ex 380.S) and 377.S are both in L.B. and S.C.R. livery. 19 'Austerity' 2-8-0's were observed stored in sidings between Dover and Folkstone (16/7). Only Nos. available were 77029, 77393, and 70825. SLS/194709
30/06/1948 General Locomotives with smokebox number plates include: Nos. 30193, 30521/70, 30696, 30856/61, 30950, 32095, 34012/18. SLS/194808
18/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D6500/3/7, 15212, 30055, 30781, 30864, 33020, 34002/52, Erecting Shop: D3042, D3271, D3471, D5012/4, D6506/63, L.S.W.R. 120, 4694, 9667, 30045, 30515/42, 30838/43, 30955, 31795/8, 32646, 33039, 34011/18/24/66/72, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76005/19/63, 80010/65/6, 80139/41/51, 92239. Scrap Road: 30059, 30475/6, 30905, 31723. SLS/196204
25/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D3042, D3271, D6500/3, 33020, 41324, 76025/9. Erecting Shop: D3471, D5012/4, D6506/7/14/63, E6002, L.S.W.R. 120, 15212, 30045, 30515/42/5, 30781, 30838/43, 30955, 31413, 31795/8, 32636/46, 33039, 34002/11/8/24/66, 35025, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76016/63, 80010, 80141/51, 92239. Behind Erecting Shop: 30059, 30475/6, 30692, 30864, 80064. SLS/196204
31/05/1964 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard, Waiting Works: 73050, 73083. Works Yard, Ex Works: 34089, 73114. Erecting Shop: 30069, 32640, 32678 Undergoing restoration, 34005, 34018, 34026, 34037, 34042, 34076, 35007, 35019 35022/3, 73052, 73085/9, 76067, 76082, 80016, 80145, 80154, 15218, 15233, 20002, D3041, D3220, D3459, D3667, D6547, D6554. Scrap Yard: 30133 Intact, 34049 Remains, 82008 Intact. SLS/196407
12/08/1967 Salisbury MPD On 12th August, the following locomotives were in store at Salisbury (70E): USA 0-6-0T 30064/7/9/71/2, W/C Pacific 34102, WC/BB Pacific (Reb.) 34018/21/4/5/37/40/56/60/87/9/90/8, 34104/8, LMS 2-6-2T 41312/9, BR 5MT 4-6-0 73022/9/43/65/85/93, 73115/7/8/55, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75074/5/7, BR 4MT 2-6-0 76005/6/7/11/31/64/6/7, BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80015/6/133/9/40/3/5/6/51/2 and BR 3MT 2-6-2T 82019/29. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C118
Built at Brighton Works 		   
17/12/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3262    
17/01/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3255    
25/02/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3259    
25/06/1946 Naming Named 'AXMINSTER' by H Cawley Chairnian (Axminster UDC) at Axminster    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34018    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
01/07/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 01/07/1953. Dep: 22/08/1953.    
23/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/02/1954. Dep: 06/03/1954.    
22/03/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 22/03/1955. Dep: 23/04/1955.    
27/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/12/1956. Dep: 26/01/1957.    
11/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 11/12/1957. Dep: 10/01/1958.    
07/08/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3340    
07/08/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 07/08/1958. Dep: 27/09/1958.
Work undertaken:
Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
    
09/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 09/11/1959. Dep: 28/11/1959.    
28/07/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/07/1960. Dep: 06/08/1960.    
10/05/1961 Works Visit Depot Repair - Bricklayers Arms (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/05/1961. Dep: 29/06/1961.    
08/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 08/02/1962. Dep: 17/03/1962.    
06/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
16/04/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/04/1964. Dep: 06/06/1964.    
03/11/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 03/11/1964. Dep: 13/11/1964.    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34018    
04/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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