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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C117 m/e 12/1945
British Railways 34017 9w/e 01/06/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
29/08/1946 ILFRACOMBE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed12/1945
Rebuilt (4-6-2)09/11/1957
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 02/10/1966
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Nov 1957

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1967

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3258 08/12/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 2 3360 08/10/1957 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 19/03/1954
73B   Bricklayers Arms 7w/e 08/10/1957
74B   Ramsgate 4w/e 24/02/1958
73B   Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 14/06/1959
70A   Nine Elms 8w/e 17/01/1961
70D   Eastleigh m/e 06/01/1964
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 02/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN RAM Ramsgate m/e 31/03/1946
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 6w/e 19/03/1954
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms q/e 08/10/1957
ALLOC 74B Ramsgate 6w/e 24/02/1958
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 8w/e 17/01/1961
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 29/12/1963
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
WDN   w/e 02/10/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/11/1957 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Eastleigh Works 29/08/1952 27/09/1952 30 days Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 22/05/1953 24/05/1953 3 days Light Casual Driving axles examined for flaws
 
Eastleigh Works 24/11/1953 31/12/1953 38 days General    
Eastleigh Works 26/10/1955 24/11/1955 30 days Heavy Intermediate    
Bricklayers Arms (on shed) 14/10/1956 09/11/1956 27 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 08/10/1957 09/11/1957 33 days General Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
 
Ashford Works 16/12/1957 03/01/1958 19 days Non Classified    
Bricklayers Arms (on shed) 08/01/1959 02/02/1959 26 days Light Casual Bricklayers Arms crossed out on card but not replaced
 
Eastleigh Works 11/11/1959 05/12/1959 25 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 26/09/1961 21/10/1961 26 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 21/11/1963 11/01/1964 52 days General    
Eastleigh Works 21/09/1964 09/10/1964 19 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 23/03/1965 09/04/1965 18 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1951 Eastleigh Works ex Works: Blue, 35017/26/28; dark green, 30752, 30858, 34009/17/26/44/51/53/88/89; lined black, 30050, 30117/28, 30285/8, 30482, 30707/58 Lord St. Levan, 30909/28. B.4 dock tanks 30096/102 have lost their names on repainting. No. 32425 has been repaired here, also 32151 (lined black), 32331/7, 32558. The I.3 tank, 32076, appears to be waiting scrap. SLS/195103
16/10/1967 United Waggon Co., Newport (Mon.) Dumped locomotives: 34005, 34008, 34009, 34017, 34026, 34032, 34047, 34057, 34088, 34098, 34104, 34108, 48249, 48509, 73002, 73016, 76039, 76058, 76063, 76088, 78063, 82003, 82031, 82034. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C117
Built at Brighton Works
   
08/12/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3258    
29/08/1946 Naming Named 'ILFRACOMBE' by W Carruthers Bell JP (Chairman Ilfracombe UDC) at Ilfracombe    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34017    
29/08/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 29/08/1952. Dep: 27/09/1952.    
22/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 22/05/1953. Dep: 24/05/1953.
Work undertaken:
Driving axles examined for flaws
   
24/11/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 24/11/1953. Dep: 31/12/1953.    
19/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
26/10/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/10/1955. Dep: 24/11/1955.    
14/10/1956 Works Visit Depot Repair - Bricklayers Arms (Light Casual) - Arr: 14/10/1956. Dep: 09/11/1956.    
08/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
08/10/1957 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3360    
08/10/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 08/10/1957. Dep: 09/11/1957.
Work undertaken:
Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
   
16/12/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Ashford Works (Non Classified) - Arr: 16/12/1957. Dep: 03/01/1958.    
24/02/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ramsgate (74B)    
08/01/1959 Works Visit Depot Repair - Bricklayers Arms (Light Casual) - Arr: 08/01/1959. Dep: 02/02/1959.
Work undertaken:
Bricklayers Arms crossed out on card but not replaced
   
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
11/11/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 11/11/1959. Dep: 05/12/1959.    
17/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
26/09/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 26/09/1961. Dep: 21/10/1961.    
21/11/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 21/11/1963. Dep: 11/01/1964.    
06/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
21/09/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/09/1964. Dep: 09/10/1964.    
23/03/1965 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 23/03/1965. Dep: 09/04/1965.    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
02/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 34017    
10/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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