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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C3 m/e 09/1941
British Railways 35003 m/e 06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
24/10/1941 ROYAL MAIL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class Merchant Navy
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 09/1941
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 25 yrs, 10 mths , 8 dys
Total Mileage 1,131,793
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Sep 1959

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1967 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
MN Series 1 3113 09/1941 SR 5,000g 5t 0cwt
MN Series 1 3117 02/1944 SR 5,000g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1941
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70A   Nine Elms on 14/06/1964
70F   Bournemouth m/e 14/09/1964
70G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 17/10/1966
70A   Nine Elms 5w/e 17/04/1967
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 20/07/1964
ALLOC 70F Bournemouth 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 17/10/1966
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 5w/e 17/04/1967
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1950 Original cab replaced with revised model
08/1959 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1941 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C3
Built at Eastleigh Works
Tender fitted: MN Series 1
   
24/10/1941 Naming Named 'ROYAL MAIL'    
02/1944 Tender Tender fitted: MN Series 1 number 3117    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 35003    
05/1950 Modification Modification: Original cab replaced with revised model    
08/1959 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
14/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (70F)    
17/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (70G)    
17/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 35003    
12/1967 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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