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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1755 m/e 03/1926
British Railways 31755 m/e 12/1951

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class L1
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 03/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 08/08/1959
Service Life 33 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1926
DOV   Dover Marine on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 6w/e 26/09/1949
BA   Bricklayers Arms 5w/e 04/02/1950
74C   Dover Marine 4w/e 17/06/1950
74A   Ashford 4w/e 21/01/1952
74C   Dover Marine 9w/e 30/06/1952
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 08/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE DOV Dover Marine 4w/e 06/10/1948
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 6w/e 26/09/1949
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 74A Ashford 7w/e 21/01/1952
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 08/08/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/08/1950 S.R. Renumbering The official notices refer to locomotives by their new numbers whether actually re-numbered or not: sometimes a re-numbering is advised twice at widely distant dates: hence though the following list of un-renumbered engines is believed to be correct, observations (prior to 12/8/50) may prove it otherwise, and members' notes would be appreciated: 7, 20 (T.1); 24, 26, 34, 37, 42, 44, 49, 50, 54, 58 (M.7); 61, 63, 64, 68-71, 73 (USA); 82, 84, 87, 88, 93, 96, 102 (B.4); 111 (M.7); 113/4/6/8 (T.9); 127 (M.7); 148, 154/5/7/8 (L.11); 162 (G.6); 165, 170/2/4 (L.11); 192, 200/3/4, 212, 223/4/9 (0.2); 238 (G.6); 246, 250/1/3/5/6 (M.7); 259, 268 (G.6); 280/2/5, 303/4/5 (T.9); 308 (700); 311/4 (T.9); 324 (M.7); 325 (700); 336/8 (T.9); 353 (G.6); 355 (700); 356 (M.7); 367 (T.1); 384/9, 390 (K.10); 395, 401/2 (S.11); 408, 411-414 (L.11); 422, 430/3 (L.12); 436/7, 441 (L.11); 463 (D.15); 481 (M.7); 482 (H.15); 494 (G.16); 498 (S.15); 518 (H.16); 532 (Q.); 3029, 3433/6, 3441 (0395); 3741 (C.14); 667, 670 (M.7); 691/3/7/8/9 (700); 713, 722/3/8, 731 (T.9); 746 (N.15); 756 (756); 758 (757); 769, 770 (N.15); 863 (LN); 1041/4, 1064/6 (0.1); 1071/86 (C); 1093 (0.1); 1102 (C); 1107 (R.1); 1108 (0.1); 1112 (C); 1147 (R.1); 1150 (C); 1157 (E); 1191 (C); 1217 (B.1); 1222/2/44/5 (C); 1248 (0.1); 1252/71 (C); 1274/6 (H); 1291 (C); 1321 (H); 1335/7/9 (R.1); 1373/9/81/90/1/5 (0.1); 1432 (0.1); 1443 (B.1); 1480 (C); 1491 (E); 1493 (D); 1508/13 (C); 1519/42/3/4 (H); 1547 (E); 1552 (H); 1558 (P); 1572 (C); 1574/7 (D); 1590 (C); 1602 (T); 1611/23 (U); 1666/73 (R); 1683 (C); 1685 (S); 1693 (C); 1708 (R.1); 1711/2/4/8/21/4 (C); 1730/2 (D); 1735/9 (D.1); 1748 (D); 1754/5/8 (L.1); 1770/8 (L); 1792, 1809 (U); 1825/41/52 (N); 2002/8/9 (I.1x); 2045/50/2 (3.4x); 2054 (B.4); 2055/6/60 (B.4x); 2062/3 (B.4); 2067 (I3.4x); 2068 (B.4); 2070/3 (B.4x); 2075/91 (I.3); 2101/4/9 (E.2); 2133/8/56 (E.1); 2168 (E.3); 2306 (C.3); 2328 (N.15x); 2342 (K); 2359 (D.1); 2385/91 (D.3); 2407 (E.6x); 2408/18 (E.6); 2425 (H.2); 2447 (C.2x); 2472/3/5/85/7, 2517 (E.4); 2522 (C.2x); 2556/60 (E.4); 2573/92 (E.5); 2595/6, 2602/3 (I.1x); 2608 (E.1r); 2647/61 (A.1x); 2691/4 (E.1); 2695/7 (E.1r); C1, C3, C11, C21 (Q.1); 21C7 (MN); Diesel 1; 77090/101/50/226/96/355, 78597 (WD). Several have since been renumbered. SLS/195012
31/03/1952 Locomotives still carrying old numbers (SR) Engines running with Southern Numbers. (March 1952) 42, 87, 88, 93, 162, 224, 304, 311, 691, 1064/5, 1191, 1276, 1336, 1491/3, 1558, 1574, 1673, 1693, 1708, 1711/8, 1755, 2133, 2328, 2418, 2485, 2560/73, 2608. Stored (oil-burners): 170, 172, 411, 437. Recently in shops: 282, 2408. Some of these may be renumbered, as there has been no recent official advice. SLS/195206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1926 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1755
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Dover Marine (DOV)    
26/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
12/1951 Renumbered Renumbered to 31755    
21/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
08/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 31755    
09/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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