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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C161 m/e 04/1947
British Railways 34061 y/e 1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/1947 73 SQUADRON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 04/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sun 16/08/1964
Service Life 17 yrs, 4 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3308 29/04/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3291 31/01/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1947
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72A   Exmouth Junction 7w/e 27/06/1951
73H   Dover Marine 4w/e 24/11/1960
73F   Ashford 3w/e 26/05/1961
71A   Eastleigh m/e 09/11/1961
83D   Exmouth Junction on 03/11/1963
70D   Eastleigh on 14/06/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 16/08/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   5w/e 01/10/1953
REINS 72A Exmouth Junction 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
REINS 72A Exmouth Junction 6w/e 22/06/1954
ALLOC 73H Dover Marine P 24/11/1960
ALLOC 73F Ashford 3w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 4w/e 09/11/1961
ALLOC 83D Exmouth Junction 5w/e 02/11/1963
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 11/11/1963
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 20/07/1964
WDN   w/e 16/08/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/01/1949 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 2039, 2325/39/51, S2376, 2514/20, S2578, 34004/15/56/64, 21C161/63, 'Austerity' 70853, 77062/90, 78597, while under construction were:-Nos. 34090, 36001 and tenders. No. 32029 which left shops on 1/1 with plain black tanks, came back to be fully-lined and was ex shops again on 5/1. 'British Railways' lettering on engines is cancelled. SLS/194902
01/02/1949 Brighton Works Engines in shops:-Nos. 21C101, CC2, 34004/05/20, 34061 73 Squadron, 34062/65, 2039/76/89, 2325, 2489, 2514, 32339, 32520 an 77062/94, for repair. Two 'Leader' Class under construction. No. 34090 left shops on 31/1 named Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class, the S.R. Coat-of-arms is also incorporated in the nameplate, the background of which is painted Air Force blue. The locomotive is painted malachite green with yellow lining, but the wheel centres instead of being black are also green and the tyres yellow. The British Railways crest is on the tender. SLS/194903
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
30/09/1949 Eastleigh Works Locomotives ex Works in late September included: Nos. 35018/25 painted blue, Nos. 30449, 30741, 34061 painted dark green, Nos. 30323, 30730/32, 30905, 32077/86 painted black and fully lined, while Nos. 30458 Ironside, 30840/42, 32085, 90772 are unlined black. In addition to the above, Nos. 35009/17 are painted blue and Nos. 34091-92 are very dark green. SLS/194911
31/03/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops 49, 30352, 30416/54/99, 30501/35/89, 30580 (ex 3506), 698, 30744/51/69, 30864, 30936/56, 32094, 32347, 32608, 34025/9/54/9/61/7/96/7/8. For shops 34055, 35010. Ex shops 30766/72, 34100 (dark green), 30484 (lined black), 30571 (ex 3397), 30306. Scrap: 30122, 154, 408. Noted un-renumbered: 246, 1432. No. 769 had just been renumbered. SLS/195108
10/05/1951 S.R. Pacific loans 34039 (75A) and 34057/61 (70A) are being transferred from S.R. to replace '7P' 4-6-2's absent at Rugby, Festival of Britain, etc. 34039 seen working from Liverpool Street on May 10th, on 8.30 Cambridge-Hunstanton. SLS/195106
10/03/1960 Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop) 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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1947 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C161
Built at Brighton Works
   
29/04/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3308    
05/1947 Naming Named '73 SQUADRON'    
1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34061    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
31/01/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3291    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
24/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (73H)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (73F)    
09/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
03/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (83D)    
14/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
16/08/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 34061    
03/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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