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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C2 m/e 06/1941
British Railways 35002 m/e 01/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/07/1941 UNION CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class Merchant Navy
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 06/1941
Withdrawal w/e Sun 23/02/1964
Service Life 22 yrs, 8 mths , 23 dys
Total Mileage 1,101,914
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Sep 1958

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
MN Series 1 3112 05/1941 SR 5,000g 5t 0cwt
MN Series 1 3115 03/1952 SR 5,000g 5t 0cwt
MN Series 1 3112 03/1952 SR 5,000g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1941
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
71B   Bournemouth 8w/e 13/05/1954
72A   Exmouth Junction 6w/e 18/06/1954
71B   Bournemouth q/e 06/06/1958
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 24/11/1960
71B   Bournemouth 8w/e 17/01/1961
70A   Nine Elms m/e 27/01/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 23/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 13/05/1954
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 6w/e 22/06/1954
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 06/06/1958
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 24/11/1960
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 17/01/1961
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 28/01/1964
WDN   w/e 23/02/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1954 Original cab replaced with revised model
05/1958 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1941 Tender Tender fitted: MN Series 1 number 3112    
06/1941 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C2
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
04/07/1941 Naming Named 'UNION CASTLE'    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 35002    
03/1952 Tender Tender fitted: MN Series 1 number 3112    
03/1952 Tender Tender fitted: MN Series 1 number 3115    
01/1954 Modification Modification: Original cab replaced with revised model    
13/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
18/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
05/1958 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
06/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
24/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
17/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
27/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
23/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 35002    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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