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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1688 m/e 07/1900
British Railways 31688 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Wainwright
Class C
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Neilson, Reid & Co.
To Service During 07/1900
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/02/1960
Service Life 59 yrs, 7 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1900
GIL   Gillingham (Kent) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73C   Hither Green 7w/e 27/06/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 20/02/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 73C Hither Green 8w/e 27/06/1951
WDN   w/e 20/02/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/05/1951 Ashford Works In shops: 31225/70/91/335/542/620/34/81/8/763, 31814/34/67/9,5/6, 33008/19, 90142. To be cut up: 31697, (3)1093, (3)1379, 31494, 31509, 31731, 31595, 31743, 31710. New: Diesels 15229/30. SLS/195107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1900 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1688
Built at Neilson, Reid & Co.
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gillingham (Kent) (GIL)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31688    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (73C)    
02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
20/02/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 31688    

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