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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1492 m/e 04/1903
British Railways 31492 m/e 01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class D1
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Dübs & Co
To Service During 04/1903
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/01/1960
Service Life 56 yrs, 9 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1903
BAT   Stewarts Lane on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
GIL   Gillingham (Kent) 9w/e 01/06/1948
73E   Faversham 4w/e 05/02/1951
74D   Tonbridge 7w/e 19/12/1955
     Withdrawn w/e 23/01/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC GIL Gillingham (Kent) 9w/e 01/06/1948
REINS 73E Faversham 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 74D Tonbridge 7w/e 19/12/1955
WDN   w/e 23/01/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/01/1951 Ashford Works New diesels, 15226 running trials, 15227 nearly ready; a large diesel complete in the paint shop. Ex shops: lined black 31770, 31800, 32576; unlined 31719, 32412, 90164; slight repairs 31263, 31543, 32167. In shops: 31027, 1279/94, 31321, 31400/11/92, 31712, 1735, 31771, 31827/37/48/53, 31903, 32434 (2 domes), 32488, 32539/83, 33003/32/36, 90678. Waiting shops: 31160/79, 31511, 31736, 31819, 78597, 90226, 90564. On scrap road: 1231, 31597/8, 31604. SLS/195102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1903 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1492
Built at Dübs & Co
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
01/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Gillingham (Kent) (GIL)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31492    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
19/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
23/01/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 31492    
02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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