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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 281 m/e 11/1899
British Railways 30281 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Drummond
Class Greyhounds
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Nine Elms Works
To Service During 11/1899
Withdrawal During 12/1951
Service Life 52 yrs , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1899
9E   Nine Elms q/e 12/1935
DOR   Dorchester on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 9w/e 01/06/1948
FRA   Fratton 4w/e 06/10/1948
BAT   Stewarts Lane 3w/e 28/05/1949
GFD   Guildford 2w/e 12/08/1949
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 05/02/1951
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 9w/e 01/06/1948
ALLOC FRA Fratton 4w/e 06/10/1948
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC GFD Guildford 2w/e 12/08/1949
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 8w/e 05/02/1951
WDN   w/e 20/10/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1947 Dorchester MPD 'T.9' No. 300 has been transferred from Fratton to Dorchester to replace No. 281, which is now in store inside Dorchester shed. SLS/194802
25/10/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops, 30071, 30073, 30129 (being lined), 30183 (lined, ready to leave), 30236, 30248, 30316, 30327, 30368, 30466, 30487, 30520 (now plain black, was lined W/E 20/11/48), 30572, 30749, 30772, 30826, 30863, 30902, 32421 (general-being repainted), 32640 (slight attention), 34042/60/70/81/94/95, 34105, 35011 (dark green), 42099, an 73797 (from Longmoor). Being cut up, 30281, 32086. Awaiting same fate s282, 30417, 30432, (3)2056, -(3)2067. For shops: 30315, 30480, 30588, 34005/33/51, 34108, 35005/9. Recently ex shops: B.R. green, 30767/73 (W/E 13/10), 30797 an 34045 (20/10). 'L.N.W.' 30117 (second time, and looks fine). SLS/195112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1899 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 281
Built at Nine Elms Works
   
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dorchester (DOR)    
01/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
06/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (FRA)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30281    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
12/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (GFD)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
12/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 30281    
12/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    

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