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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1256 m/e 06/1900
British Railways 31256 m/e 06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Wainwright
Class C
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 06/1900
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/07/1961
Service Life 61 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1900
GIL   Gillingham (Kent) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73E   Faversham 7w/e 27/06/1951
73F   Ashford 6w/e 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 29/07/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 73E Faversham on 12/05/1951
ALLOC 73E Faversham 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 73F Ashford P 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 29/07/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1947 Ashford Works Locos. entering works during April included: 1036, 1086, 1256, 1267, 1276, 1400, 1490, 1503, 1512, 1587, 1902, 1908, 2374, 2402, 2435, 2448, 2457, 2460, 2473, 2573, 2580, 2589, 21C123, 21C125, 21C130, 21C132, W.D. 77296 and 78666. W.D. 70853 and 77103 have been turned out painted black with standard S.R. numerals on buffer, cab sides and back of tender. SLS/194706
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1900 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1256
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gillingham (Kent) (GIL)    
06/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 31256    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (73F)    
29/07/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 31256    
08/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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