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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 34078 m/e 07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1948 222 SQUADRON

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1948
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 16 yrs, 2 mths , 8 dys
Information Name affixed Dec-1948

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 2 3328 21/07/1948 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1948
73B   Bricklayers Arms 6w/e 14/06/1959
72A   Exmouth Junction m/e 10/02/1961
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RAM Ramsgate 9w/e 01/08/1948
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 11/12/1954
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms P 14/06/1959
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/07/1948 Brighton Works Locomotives under repair here (early July) included Nos. 919, 2129, S2301, 2415/77, 2547, 2644, 32576, W.D. 77101, while Nos. 34078-85 were in various stages of construction. SLS/194808
31/07/1948 Brighton Works New 'Pacifics' Nos. 34078-79 were on trial at the end of July, while Nos. 34080-81 were nearing completion SLS/194809
05/03/1961 Eastleigh Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: 32107, 34078, 35007/26, 76059/62. Erecting Shop: D2274, D3465, E5004/6/17, 15233, 30106, 30254, 30501/6/13/20, 30667, 30863, 32300, 32662, 34062/96/7, 34108, 35016/7/20, 41318, 73019, 73117, 75066/71, 76007/65, 80018/43/81, 82015, Longmoor Military Rly. 600. Behind Boiler Shop: 15202/28, 30826. Scrap Road: 30031, 30128. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 34078, name: 222 SQUADRON
Built at Brighton Works
   
21/07/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3328    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 34078    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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