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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1891 m/e 06/1931
British Railways 31891 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 06/1931
Withdrawal w/e Sat 06/04/1963
Service Life 31 yrs, 10 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1931
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73B   Bricklayers Arms 7w/e 27/06/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 8w/e 07/10/1952
73B   Bricklayers Arms 5w/e 11/12/1952
73B   Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 20/07/1953
75A   Brighton 6w/e 14/06/1959
75E   Three Bridges 2w/e 10/10/1961
75A   Brighton 4w/e 17/12/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 06/04/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BTN Brighton 5w/e 11/08/1947
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 27/06/1951
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 10w/e 07/10/1952
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 9w/e 11/12/1952
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 27/03/1953
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 20/07/1953
TOSTORE 73B Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 73B Bricklayers Arms 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 75A Brighton P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 75A Brighton P 17/12/1962
WDN   4w/e 06/04/1963
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 29/04/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
12/05/1963 Eastleigh Works (Scrap Yard) Erecting Shop: D3223, D3721, D6522/34/64, E5005/9, 11229 (to be renumbered D2259), DS680, 30828/42, 31621/39, 31859/62, 34001/10/22/4/5/53/76/95, 34104/7/9, 35003, 41224, 76008/18, 80013, 80138/43. Works Yard: D3044, D3462, D6523, 30545, 31411, 31834, 32104/9, 32635/61, 33004/26, 34096, 80032. Scrap Yard: 30039, 30517/33, 30937, 31891. Test House: 33020. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1931 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1891
Built at Eastleigh Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31891    
27/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
07/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
11/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
20/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
10/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
17/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
06/04/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 31891    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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