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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C13 m/e 02/1945
British Railways 35013 m/e 08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
17/04/1945 BLUE FUNNEL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class Merchant Navy
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 02/1945
Withdrawal During 02/1967
Service Life 22 yrs
Total Mileage 1,114,658
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Feb 1957

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1968

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
MN Series 2 3123 02/1945 SR 5,100g 5t 0cwt
MN Series 2 3124 08/1950 SR 5,100g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1945
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 19/03/1954
70F   Bournemouth on 06/09/1964
70G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 17/10/1966
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1967
70A   Nine Elms 5w/e 17/04/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 6w/e 19/03/1954
ALLOC 70F Bournemouth 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 3w/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 02/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1952 Original cab replaced with revised model
05/1956 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C13
Built at Eastleigh Works
Tender fitted: MN Series 2		    
17/04/1945 Naming Named 'BLUE FUNNEL'    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 35013    
08/1950 Tender Tender fitted: MN Series 2 number 3124    
12/1952 Modification Modification: Original cab replaced with revised model    
19/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
05/1956 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
06/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (70F)    
17/10/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (70G)    
02/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 35013    
17/04/1967 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
04/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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