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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C150 m/e 12/1946
British Railways 34050 5w/e 12/02/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1946 ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed12/1946
Rebuilt (4-6-2)08/1958
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sun 29/08/1965
Service Life 18 yrs, 8 mths , 30 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Aug 1958

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1965

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3299 16/12/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3256 15/12/1948 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3360 09/03/1956 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3256 04/07/1956 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3353 20/06/1958 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3327 07/12/1964 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1946
SAL   Salisbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
9E   Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 11/04/1951
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
72B   Salisbury 7w/e 27/06/1951
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 24/11/1960
70A   Nine Elms m/e 09/11/1961
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 29/08/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms P 24/11/1960
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 09/11/1961
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 29/08/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1958 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1949 Eastleigh Works 'Merchant Navy' Class No. 35024 East Asiatic Company was ex Works painted blue, with red lining and carrying the British Railways crest on the tender. Locomotives ex Works during February, painted malachite green included: Nos. 30739, 30797, 30805, 30924, 34031/41/46/50/52 an 35013/29. Locomotives painted black and fully lined included:-Nos. 30673, 32028/79 an 32151, while those painted plain black included Nos. 32022/27. Several 'Schools' were awaiting boilers, which are being constructed at Crewe. SLS/194904
09/08/1950 Pullman Excursion On 9th August 1950, a Pullman Day Excursion was run from Waterloo to Chichester and Southampton. The load was five cars of Devon Belle stock (not run on Wednesdays) complete with observation car, and was hauled throughout by B.o.B. No. 34050 Royal Observer Corps, via Raynes Park, Epsom, Dorking, and Arundel, and returned from Southampton via the main line. A light 'Pacific' working between Raynes Park and Ford Jc. must be exceedingly rare. SLS/195101
10/03/1960 Eastleigh Works (Ex-works) Erecting shop:-30060/6/133/247/701/88, 34011/5/27/8/33/61/82/92/106, 41304, 73082/112/4, 76019, 80039/42/83/137; Boxhill. Dump:-30770; Ex-works:- 32103, 34050/70, 41312; Waiting works:-30056/129/4035/504, 76055, 80140; Ex-works:- 32104 (75C), 73050 (82F), 80095 (6C) plate, 73118; On shed (damaged):- 34084. SLS/196004
04/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: D5000/3, D6530, E5008, 3733, 7782, 9629/77, 15211/34, 30051/7, 30480, 30543/7, 30830, 30921, 31808, 32343, 33028/33/40, 34015/49/57/63, 34103/10, 35010/27, 41206, 41324, 73020, 76059, 80145, 82013. Works Yard: 9732, 15233, 30120, 30859/, 34037/50/99, 76060/8, 92211. Scrap Yard: 30277, 30858, 31145, 31505. SLS/196112
17/03/1963 Carlisle Kingmoor MPD In steam at Kingmoor on 17th March were 46223/6/44/55. Stored on same day at Kingmoor were-42320, 42830/4/7/75/82-4/99, 42906, 44341, 45640/80,18, 46124/200/1, 47211/81, 47342/58, 47481, 58160 an 90763. SLS/196304
11/04/1963 Derby Works Erecting Shop- No. 1 bay: 41535, 43915 being cut up, 47276, 48274, 73086/91, 75059, D2220, D2913, D3020, D3178, ED6/7; Erecting Shop- No. 2 bay: D73, D123 an D5093; Erecting Shop- No. 3 bay: D5203-5215 new construction. Diesel Erecting Shop: D33, D42, D78, D82/3, D90/2, D127. Diesel Finishing Shop: D4, D40, D5200-2 under construction. Paint Shop: D5196/7. Test House: D55, D64, D109, D140, D5082, D5191, D5198/9. Yard (by paint shop): 40157, 42146 an 42585 broken up; 47003 frames; D7, D61, D126, D149, D152, D2236, D5010/20/76/82/90/1, D5143/92/4/5. Foundry Sdg.: 40022, 42302/29/91, 42472, 42500, 44100, D2911. Stone Pit: 44268, 73021. SLS/196304
27/04/1963 Birmingham Excursions On Saturday, 27th April, fifteen excursions were run from Southampton area for the football match at Villa Park; ten travelled via Basingstoke, Oxford and Leamington utilising 34028/40/2/5/50/2/88/94/8 whilst 7919(81D) had taken over from a failed Wset Country in the Reading area. Three travelled by same route to Oxford thence Worcester and Stourbridge Junc. being piloted therefrom by LMR 8Fs, the pilots working through to Snow Hill instead of being detached at Oldbury after climbing Old Hill bank-viz. 34009/48417, 34039/48478 and 34046/48430; the remaining two arrived at New St. behind Bristol jubilees 45682/90, one having travelled via the SDJR and the other via Salisbury. On same date, B1 61105(41A) worked a Manchester-Stratford-on-Avon special but was replaced on return working by Hall 6948 after 'failing' at Tyseley; it was used by latter shed during the next week on local turns. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1946 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C150, name: ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS
Built at Brighton Works
   
16/12/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3299    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Salisbury (SAL)    
15/12/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3256    
12/02/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 34050    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
09/03/1956 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3360    
04/07/1956 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3256    
20/06/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3353    
08/1958 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
24/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
09/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
07/12/1964 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3327    
29/08/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 34050    
12/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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