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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 773 m/e 06/1925
British Railways 30773 m/e 07/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1925 SIR LAVAINE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Urie / R. Maunsell
Class King Arthur
Company History LSWR/SR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 06/1925
Withdrawal w/e Sat 10/02/1962
Service Life 36 yrs, 8 mths , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1925
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72B   Salisbury 4w/e 07/10/1950
72B   Salisbury 5w/e 31/10/1950
73A   Stewarts Lane m/e 30/11/1950
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 08/12/1950
74C   Dover Marine 4w/e 05/02/1951
73A   Stewarts Lane 9w/e 30/06/1952
70A   Nine Elms 5w/e 16/09/1955
71B   Bournemouth 9w/e 12/06/1957
70D   Basingstoke 3w/e 13/10/1958
71A   Eastleigh 3w/e 01/05/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 10/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 72B Salisbury 5w/e 31/10/1950
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 74C Dover Marine 8w/e 05/02/1951
TOSTORE 74C Dover Marine 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 74C Dover Marine w/e 06/12/1951
TOSTORE 74C Dover Marine 8w/e 19/03/1952
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane m/e 30/06/1952
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 27/03/1953
TOSTORE   5w/e 01/10/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 13/05/1954
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 4w/e 11/12/1954
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/02/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane w/e 13/06/1955
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 5w/e 16/09/1955
ALLOC 71B Bournemouth q/e 11/06/1957
ALLOC 70D Basingstoke 2w/e 13/10/1958
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 7w/e 01/05/1959
WDN   w/e 10/02/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
25/10/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops, 30071, 30073, 30129 (being lined), 30183 (lined, ready to leave), 30236, 30248, 30316, 30327, 30368, 30466, 30487, 30520 (now plain black, was lined W/E 20/11/48), 30572, 30749, 30772, 30826, 30863, 30902, 32421 (general-being repainted), 32640 (slight attention), 34042/60/70/81/94/95, 34105, 35011 (dark green), 42099, an 73797 (from Longmoor). Being cut up, 30281, 32086. Awaiting same fate s282, 30417, 30432, (3)2056, -(3)2067. For shops: 30315, 30480, 30588, 34005/33/51, 34108, 35005/9. Recently ex shops: B.R. green, 30767/73 (W/E 13/10), 30797 an 34045 (20/10). 'L.N.W.' 30117 (second time, and looks fine). SLS/195112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1925 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 773, name: SIR LAVAINE
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30773    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
08/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
05/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Dover Marine (74C)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
16/09/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
12/06/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (71B)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
01/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
10/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30773    
04/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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