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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 89 m/e 11/1892
British Railways 30089 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Adams
Class B4
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 0-4-0T
Builder Nine Elms Works
To Service During 11/1892
Withdrawal w/e Sun 10/03/1963
Service Life 70 yrs, 4 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1892
SOT   Southampton Docks on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 9w/e 01/03/1948
ELH   Eastleigh 6w/e 26/09/1949
72D   Plymouth Friary 4w/e 19/03/1952
71A   Eastleigh 3w/e 13/10/1958
70C   Guildford w/e 11/03/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 10/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 9w/e 01/03/1948
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh 6w/e 26/09/1949
ALLOC 72D Plymouth Friary 8w/e 19/03/1952
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region m/e 31/07/1958
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 3w/e 13/10/1958
ALLOC 70C Guildford 8w/e 11/03/1959
WDN   w/e 10/03/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Southampton Docks Some of the U.S.A. 0-6-0 tanks, by Vulcan Iron Works, are already at work in Southern livery: 70 (ex-1960) and 72 (ex-1973) appeared in April, and 62 (ex-1277), 67 (ex-1282) and 66 (ex-1279) in May. Nos. 1959, 1971, and 1974 will soon be out as 64, 68 and 73 respectively. Other engines noted on the Docks in May were: 176 Guernsey, 97 Brittany, 98 Cherbourg, 96 Normandy, 102 Granville, 147 Dinard (all Class 'B.4') and a 0-4-0 saddle tank (name removed) MDE 177 (Barclay 1188/1910) derelict. Also two Stroudley 'E.1' tanks, one of which was 689. 89 Trouville was at Brighton, 82, 87 and 3744 at Eastleigh. A large number of withdrawn locos. still stand at Eastleigh, including W10, 3334 and L.B.S.C.R. 683 now showing the Marsh livery and lining, the S. & M. markings having disappeared; (this last was No. 9 Daphne on the S. & M.R.): also what must be the last L.S.W. duplicate number, 332 with underline. SLS/194708
10/02/1948 Eastleigh MPD Of the 'B4' tank class, the shed contained Nos. 82, 88, an 89 Trouville. Other miscellaneous engines noted were:- 'C.14' 3744 and 0-6-OT 756 A. S. Harris at Eastleigh shed, and 0-4-OST (Barclay 1188/10) ex Soton Docks, formerly MDE 177 The Master General in the condemned road SLS/194803
12/05/1963 Eastligh MPD (Waiting Works) Waiting Works: DS682, 30031/65/70/89, 30105/10/99, 30328, 30513/39, 30936, 31612, 31861/6, 31906/8/9, 32503, 33009, 34046/84, 35012, 76013/4. Ex Works: D6527, 31803/53, 35004, 82023. SLS/196304
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
11/1892 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 89
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Southampton Docks (SOT)    
01/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
26/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (ELH)    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 30089    
19/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Plymouth Friary (72D)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
11/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
10/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 30089    
05/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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