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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 748 m/e 08/1922
British Railways 30748 m/e 12/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
08/1922 VIVIEN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie / R. Maunsell
Class King Arthur
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 08/1922
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/09/1957
Service Life 35 yrs, 1 mth , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1922
ELH   Eastleigh on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
ELH   Eastleigh 3w/e 28/05/1949
9E   Nine Elms 2w/e 12/08/1949
72B   Salisbury 2w/e 20/05/1950
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 08/12/1950
70D   Basingstoke 9w/e 12/06/1957
     Withdrawn w/e 07/09/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC EXJ Exmouth Junction m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh P 01/12/1947
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 2w/e 12/08/1949
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 2w/e 20/05/1950
REINS 71A Eastleigh 6w/e 14/03/1951
ALLOC 70D Basingstoke q/e 11/06/1957
WDN   w/e 07/09/1957

* 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
11/01/1948 Eastleigh MPD The following oil-burning locomotives were on Eastleigh shed: Nos. 121, 155/57, 170, 286, 411/63, 713/40/45/48 an 752. SLS/194802

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1922 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 748, name: VIVIEN
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastleigh (ELH)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30748    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (ELH)    
12/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
20/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
08/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
12/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
07/09/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 30748    
10/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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