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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1789 m/e 04/1926
British Railways 31789 m/e 07/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class L1
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 04/1926
Withdrawal w/e Sat 02/12/1961
Service Life 35 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1926
BA   Bricklayers Arms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BA   Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 28/05/1949
74B   Ramsgate 4w/e 07/10/1950
74B   Ramsgate 5w/e 31/10/1950
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 05/02/1951
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 12/05/1951
74A   Ashford 8w/e 07/10/1952
71A   Eastleigh 5w/e 11/12/1952
73B   Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 18/06/1954
74C   Dover Marine 6w/e 21/06/1955
70A   Nine Elms 6w/e 14/06/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 02/12/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE NX New Cross Gate 4w/e 06/10/1948
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 28/05/1949
ALLOC 74B Ramsgate 5w/e 31/10/1950
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 05/02/1951
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 19/03/1952
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 9w/e 11/12/1952
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 22/06/1954
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
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine 4w/e 04/06/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms P 14/06/1959
WDN   w/e 02/12/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/03/1951 Ashford Works (In yard) In shops: 1107, 31245 (late s1245), s1274, 31287, 31329, 31413, 31510, 31812/26/62, 31900/23/25, 32372 (new cyls.), 32502 (lined black), s2473 (being renumbered), 32467, 32525/65, 78597, 90226, 33039. In yard: s1178, 1335, 31789 (green), 31897, 33025, 31616, 31848. On shed for works 1174, 31408, 31461, 32486 (and 30793 for ELH). Scrap: 1157, 31160 (partly cut up), 1547, 1730, 31743, 31502, 32402, and being cut up 1443 an 32301. Building Shunting diesel-electric 15228-30 and a main-line diesel 10203. Twenty sets of frames for 4-6-2 to be built at Crewe, also many sets of all-welded side tanks for new B.R. standard 2-6-4T to be built at Brighton. Noted not renumbered: 1041, 1271, 1339, 1379. Ex shops 32523 (1 dome), 31405, 31785 (green), 31521, and lined black 31401 an 31825 (late s1825) SLS/195108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1926 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1789
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
28/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (BA)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31789    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (74B)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (74B)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
07/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
11/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
18/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
21/06/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
12/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    
02/12/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 31789    

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