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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 929 m/e 07/1934
British Railways 30929 m/e 01/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
08/1934 MALVERN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Schools
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 07/1934
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/12/1962
Service Life 28 yrs, 5 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1934
BA   Bricklayers Arms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 06/10/1948
BA   Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 28/05/1949
RAM   Ramsgate 5w/e 15/10/1949
73B   Bricklayers Arms m/e 31/08/1950
73A   Stewarts Lane m/e 09/11/1961
75A   Brighton 4w/e 04/01/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 08/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BTN Brighton m/e 31/10/1946
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 26/09/1947
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 4w/e 06/10/1948
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC RAM Ramsgate 5w/e 15/10/1949
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms m/e 31/08/1950
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 27/03/1953
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 11/12/1954
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 08/02/1955
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms w/e 13/06/1955
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 09/11/1961
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 04/01/1962
WDN   w/e 08/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1947 General 928-9 are at present on loan to the Eastern Section. SLS/194706
25/02/1954 Brighton Works New construction includes Main Line Diesel-Electric 10203 (approaching completion), 80079 (due 12/2), 80080 (due 2/3), 80081 (due 17/3), 80082 (due 1/4). Terrier 32661 has been re-painted, also- 30922, 30545. Other repairs include 30929, 30785, 32133, 32506, 30732, 30285, 15202, 15231, 10000 (nearly ready to leave), 32670, 42104, 30053, 30044. Nos. 76005/6 have been performing indifferently from Brighton on the heavy 8.20 a.m. up and 3.52 p.m. down via Eridge. It had been hoped that these engines might be the answer to the problem of the through Uckfield to London services, but their performances so far has been in no way superior to that of the Class 4 tanks. SLS/195404
28/07/1961 Ashford Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 31263, 31621/5, 31804/33/58, 31905/12, 33011/16, 80038 ; being cut up-31575, 32563. Works Yard: 30904/14/29/33/8, 31162, 31247/56, 31507, 31720/59/80, also 30932/9 and 32410/565; SLS/196109
20/01/1963 Eastleigh MPD (awaiting scrap) Eastleigh shed contained the following locomotives awaiting scrap: 4656, 30033/45/65/70, 30199/225/494/502/17, 30690, 30770, 30917/26/9/37, 30955, 31892, 32346/9/50/1, 32408. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1934 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 929
Built at Eastleigh Works 		   
08/1934 Naming Named 'MALVERN'    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
06/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
01/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30929    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
15/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (RAM)    
31/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
09/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
04/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
08/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30929    
03/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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