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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 34071   01/01/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1948 601 SQUADRON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed04/1948
Rebuilt (4-6-2)05/1960
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 04/1948
Withdrawal w/e Sun 30/04/1967
Service Life 19 yrs , 30 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh May 1960

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 2 3321 17/04/1948 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1948
BAT   Stewarts Lane 6w/e 12/12/1949
74C   Dover Marine 6w/e 21/06/1955
70A   Nine Elms 8w/e 17/01/1961
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 30/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW DOV Dover Marine 9w/e 01/06/1948
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 6w/e 12/12/1949
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 9w/e 31/10/1954
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine 4w/e 04/06/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 8w/e 17/01/1961
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 30/04/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1960 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/09/1963 Eastleigh MPD (Waiting Works or scrap) Ex Works on 71A-DS238 (ex-30070 named Wainwright), 34030, 34102, 41290/5, 76007, D3719. Waiting Works or scrap on 71A-30065/89, 30199, 30241, 30346/68, 30500/3/11/5/6/9/48/86, 30911/30/6, 31403/13, 31637, 31794, 31810/20/79/80/90/8/9, 31900/3/5/6/10/6/21/3, 32353, 32417, 32557, 33011/21, 34023/35/71/4, 41312, 73054. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/01/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34071    
17/04/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3321    
12/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
21/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
05/1960 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
17/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
30/04/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34071    
09/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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