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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C155 m/e 02/1947
British Railways 34055 5w/e 31/07/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1947 FIGHTER PILOT

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 02/1947
Withdrawal w/e Sat 22/06/1963
Service Life 16 yrs, 4 mths , 22 dys
Information First unrebuilt Battle of Britain to be withdrawn

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3305 13/02/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3300 07/01/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3292 23/05/1949 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1947
BAT   Stewarts Lane on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 2w/e 12/08/1949
SAL   Salisbury 6w/e 26/09/1949
9E   Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 11/04/1951
72A   Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
72B   Salisbury 9w/e 30/06/1952
75A   Brighton 4w/e 10/03/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 22/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 2w/e 12/08/1949
ALLOC SAL Salisbury 6w/e 26/09/1949
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 5w/e 04/02/1950
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 4w/e 13/04/1951
TOSTORE 72A Exmouth Junction 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 72A Exmouth Junction w/e 06/12/1951
ALLOC 72B Salisbury m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 27/05/1963
WDN   4w/e 29/06/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops 49, 30352, 30416/54/99, 30501/35/89, 30580 (ex 3506), 698, 30744/51/69, 30864, 30936/56, 32094, 32347, 32608, 34025/9/54/9/61/7/96/7/8. For shops 34055, 35010. Ex shops 30766/72, 34100 (dark green), 30484 (lined black), 30571 (ex 3397), 30306. Scrap: 30122, 154, 408. Noted un-renumbered: 246, 1432. No. 769 had just been renumbered. SLS/195108
28/04/1951 Eastleigh Works Noted 28.4.51-30066, 82, 30331, 30477/90/99, 30589 (being lined out), 30689, 30781/91/93, 30843, 30920/33/50, 2138, 32351, 32661 (lined out), 3441, 34007/25/49/55/79/99, 34103, 35003/10. Nos. 32328 an 32608 ex shops, lined, also 32094 (ex W/E 21/4/51). Waiting shops: 30305/14, 30829, 34002/6/30, 30197. Being cut up: 30446, 36001(!). Waiting cutting-up: 116, 30156/73, 441. Increased coal capacity: 32510/79 fitted at Eastleigh shed with coal rails for use on Fawley branch. An Adams Al2, withdrawn in 1946 is acting as stationary boiler and is re-numbered DS3191. The frames and cylinders of 722 are in good condition and are being retained as spares for the class. SLS/195106
12/05/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops : 30066, (300)68, 30082/331/56/74/477/90/7, 30501/30/77/84/783/90/7/829/920/33/54, 34002/6/7/30/49/79/99/103, 35019, also 2101 with large numerals on tanks as pre-war, and 2138, renumbered 32138 on one side only. Being cut up: (30)305/414. Still waiting to be cut up: (30)116. Ex shops: 30061/197/470/570/89/781, 34055, 35010. SLS/195107
07/09/1963 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 30073, 30824, 33037, 34006/15/21/33/41/51, 34043 partially cut up, 35014/7/8/25/7, 41316/24, 73049/51, 75069, 76010/28/68, 80015/31/42/82, D3668, D4100, D6536/45, E5007, E6001. Test House: 31834. Scrap Yard: 30510, 30911. Works Yard: 35010, WD601 ex works, 31400, 31846, 34036 damaged front end, 34055 (with smoke-box door from 34043), 35029, 73110 (all waiting works), 30915, 31818, 32338, 32635/61 waiting scrap. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1947 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C155, name: FIGHTER PILOT
Built at Brighton Works
   
13/02/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3305    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
07/01/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3300    
23/05/1949 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3292    
31/07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 34055    
12/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
26/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
04/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (9E)    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
22/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 34055    
05/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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