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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 931 m/e 12/1934
British Railways 30931 m/e 11/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
0000 KING'S WIMBLEDON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Schools
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 12/1934
Withdrawal w/e Sat 23/09/1961
Service Life 26 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1934
BA   Bricklayers Arms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BA   Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 28/05/1949
70B   Feltham m/e 10/02/1961
70A   Nine Elms 5w/e 18/03/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 23/09/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 28/05/1949
TOSTORE   4w/e 13/04/1951
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms w/e 06/12/1951
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
ALLOC 70B Feltham 4w/e 10/02/1961
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 18/03/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/03/1947 General On 29/3 No. 903, was seen piloting No. 931 on the 1.2 p.m. Cannon Street-Hastings, a very unusual occurrence. SLS/194705
30/11/1948 Eastleigh Works Further locomotives ex Works painted malachite green and lined include Nos. 30779, 30805, 30913/37, while those painted black and fully lined include Nos. 30901/31. New 'Merchant Navy' Class Nos. 35021-22 are painted malachite green, but were not lined when first seen; No. 35023, which was on steam trials on 5/11, was malachite green and lined. Frames are set up for the ex L.M.S. type 2-6-4T's, which are to be built here. Locomotives awaiting Works on 5/11 included:-Nos. 902/09/10/35 and Beattie 2-4-OWT No. 3314. The only 'IlX' Class remaining at Eastleigh are Nos. 2004 an 2598, while those of the class which have been condemned are being broken up at Dinton. SLS/194812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1934 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 931
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
11/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30931    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
18/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
23/09/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 30931    
10/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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