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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 739 m/e 02/1919
British Railways 30739 m/e 03/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1919 KING LEODEGRANCE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie / R. Maunsell
Class King Arthur
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 02/1919
Withdrawal w/e Sat 04/05/1957
Service Life 38 yrs, 3 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1919
ELH   Eastleigh on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BM   Bournemouth 9w/e 01/06/1948
SAL   Salisbury 8w/e 08/01/1949
9E   Nine Elms 3w/e 28/05/1949
SAL   Salisbury 5w/e 04/02/1950
71B   Bournemouth m/e 30/11/1950
71B   Bournemouth 4w/e 08/12/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 04/05/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BM Bournemouth 9w/e 01/06/1948
ALLOC SAL Salisbury 8w/e 08/01/1949
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC SAL Salisbury 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth m/e 30/11/1950
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 71B Bournemouth 3w/e 27/03/1953
TOSTORE   5w/e 01/10/1953
REINS 71B Bournemouth 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
REINS 71B Bournemouth 6w/e 22/06/1954
TOSTORE 71B Bournemouth 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 71B Bournemouth 8w/e 05/06/1956
WDN   w/e 04/05/1957

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1942 Sightings 'D1' tanks 2259 an 2299 were at New Cross recently, the latter being now in its seventieth year (originally 6 Wimbledon). The only 'Remembrance' class not on loan to the G.W.R. is 2333, shed BZ. 4-4-0's 1151 and 1445 are still green with large tender numerals, and the latter replaced a 0-6-2T as one of the East Croydon pilots on 18/12. 4-6-0 498 was recently seen in Temple Meads. There are ten 'King Arthurs' on loan to the L.N.E.R., 739, 740/2/4, 747-751 an 154; they, have been working from Heaton. SLS/194302
06/01/1943 Heaton shed Heaton shed on 6/1/43 was very interesting, if only because of the presence of four S.R. 'N.15's' (Nos. 739/40/4/50). A fitter working on 739 told me that according to one of the best Heaton drivers, the 'K.3' was at least the equal of the 'N.15' but 739, 'not such a bad loco. taking all into consideration'.
We would like to enquire whether
SLS/194302
28/02/1949 Eastleigh Works 'Merchant Navy' Class No. 35024 East Asiatic Company was ex Works painted blue, with red lining and carrying the British Railways crest on the tender. Locomotives ex Works during February, painted malachite green included: Nos. 30739, 30797, 30805, 30924, 34031/41/46/50/52 an 35013/29. Locomotives painted black and fully lined included:-Nos. 30673, 32028/79 an 32151, while those painted plain black included Nos. 32022/27. Several 'Schools' were awaiting boilers, which are being constructed at Crewe. SLS/194904

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1919 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 739, name: KING LEODEGRANCE
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastleigh (ELH)    
01/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (BM)    
08/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
03/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30739    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
08/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
05/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    
04/05/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 30739    

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