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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1407 m/e 08/1932
British Railways 31407 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Mongolipers
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 08/1932
Withdrawal w/e Sun 07/07/1963
Service Life 30 yrs, 11 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1932
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
74A   Ashford 4w/e 05/02/1951
74C   Dover Marine 6w/e 21/06/1955
74A   Ashford 4w/e 10/10/1955
73J   Tonbridge m/e 10/02/1961
71G   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 3w/e 26/05/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 07/07/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 74A Ashford 8w/e 05/02/1951
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine 4w/e 04/06/1955
ALLOC 74A Ashford 3w/e 10/10/1955
ALLOC 73J Tonbridge 4w/e 10/02/1961
ALLOC 71G Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 3w/e 26/05/1961
WDN   w/e 07/07/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Ashford Works Locos. entering Works during the period 4/5/47 to 31/5/47 included: 1123, 1164, 1309, 1319, 1380, 1384, 1403, 1407, 1508, 1573, 1595, 2408, 2454, 2459, 2480, 2482, 2485, 2491, 2499 and W.D. 78563. SLS/194708
13/08/1949 Ashford Works Ex Works: Class 'N' Nos. 31407, 31828/49, Class 'H.1' 31904 and DIE No. 15221. Yard shunting was performed by D/E No. 15220 and 'R.1' No. 31069. DIE Nos. 15222/23 are well forward, also a diesel-mechanical unit-Nos. 15224/25 will complete the current order, though it is believed a further lot are contemplated. The last 'F.1' No. 1231 was still intact and other engines in the yard were Nos. 1039/80, 1128, 1238/57, 31268, 1302/11, 31532, 1575, 31662, 1698, 31759, 31805, 1824/80, 31857/93, 1897, 1906, 31907, 1913/14, 2393, 2401/06/34/56/63/68, 2515/26/40, 33032, 34069. An interesting occupant of the shed was 'Terrier' K. & E.S.R, No. KES3. SLS/194909

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1932 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1407
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31407    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
21/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
10/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (73J)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (71G)    
07/07/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 31407    
10/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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