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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1766 m/e 09/1914
British Railways 31766 m/e 06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Wainwright
Class German Engines
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
To Service During 09/1914
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/02/1961
Service Life 46 yrs, 5 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1914
STL   St Leonards on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
74D   Tonbridge 9w/e 30/06/1952
73E   Faversham 7w/e 19/12/1955
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 25/02/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   4w/e 13/04/1951
REINS 74E St Leonards 8w/e 27/06/1951
TOSTORE 74E St Leonards 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 74E St Leonards w/e 06/12/1951
TOSTORE 74E St Leonards 8w/e 19/03/1952
REINS 74D Tonbridge m/e 30/06/1952
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 74D Tonbridge 4w/e 08/01/1953
TOSTORE 74D Tonbridge 6w/e 08/02/1954
REINS 74D Tonbridge 8w/e 13/05/1954
ALLOC 73E Faversham 7w/e 19/12/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 25/02/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1950 Southern Region notes For the first time this year trains have been allowed through Bo-peep Tunnel, trial trips being made on Sunday, 4/6/from mid-day. The first steam train was hauled by 'N.1' 31822, followed by others with 30904 Lancing and 31766, from Bexhill West to Hastings. Six-coach and twelve-coach electric trains ran to consolidate the track and de-rust conductor rails, also to stable at Ore for Monday's services. SLS/195008
05/03/1951 Ashford Works In shops: s1178, 1245, 1252, 31320, 31401/5, 31509, 31616, 31753/75/85, 31820/6/48, s1825, s1871, 32169, 2487, 32502/4/43, 33005/23/8, 78597. In yard : 1107, 1157, 31502/19/21/32, 1714/30, 31745, 31925, 32402, 2447, 32525, 32523/94, 33039, 90226. For scrap : 1443, 1547, 32301, 32584. Recently ex shops: lined black 31305, 31611, 31766/97, 31822, 32492, 32583.
No. 32553 ('C2x') has left Ashford after general overhaul, with two domes. There are still a number of boilers so fitted which are inter-changed from time to time, though the second dome has served no purpose since the top-feed arrangement with which it was associated by the L. B.& S.C.R. was discontinued in 1930 under Southern auspices. The ranks of the famous 'I.3' tanks are being rapidly depleted since the advent of the new Class 4 MT Tanks.
SLS/195104
03/03/1953 Southern Miscellany S.E.C.R. engines lately moved to other Sections of the S.R. were 'L' 4-4-0s: 31762, 31766, to Guildford, and 'C' 0-6-0, 31277 to Brighton. The Canterbury and Whitstable line was reopened for coal traffic to Whitstable Harbour after the emergency closing of the main line there in February. More Wainwright 'H' 0-4-4Ts are being fitted for motor working. They are replacing the last remaining 'D3' Brighton bogie tanks on the Bexhill (West) and Hastings-Rye services, also appearing on other duties including some on the Central Division. Drummond 0-4-4T No. 30048 worked from Brighton to Seaford and back during early morning steam working of local services on account of engineering work. These L.S.W.R. 'M7s' come often to Brighton from Horsham but are exceptional east of Brighton. The light diesel mixed traffic locomotive No. 10800 continues to be an uncertain and indifferent performer on Oxted line passenger duty. SLS/195304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1914 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1766
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd.
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Leonards (STL)    
06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31766    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
19/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
25/02/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 31766    
04/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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