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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 950 m/e 04/1929
British Railways 30950 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Z
Company History SR
Wheels 0-8-0T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 04/1929
Withdrawal w/e Sat 20/10/1962
Service Life 33 yrs, 6 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1929
HIT   Hither Green on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
ELH   Eastleigh 6w/e 26/09/1949
73A   Stewarts Lane 5w/e 14/02/1953
75A   Brighton 6w/e 27/03/1953
74D   Tonbridge 4w/e 06/11/1954
74A   Ashford 3w/e 01/11/1955
72A   Exmouth Junction 7w/e 20/04/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 20/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh 6w/e 26/09/1949
ALLOC 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 03/03/1953
ALLOC 75A Brighton 3w/e 27/03/1953
ALLOC 74D Tonbridge 9w/e 31/10/1954
TOSTORE 72A Exmouth Junction 5w/e 12/08/1955
REINS 74A Ashford 7w/e 01/11/1955
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction 9w/e 10/04/1956
WDN   w/e 20/10/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1948 General Locomotives with smokebox number plates include: Nos. 30193, 30521/70, 30696, 30856/61, 30950, 32095, 34012/18. SLS/194808
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 An Adams Al2, withdrawn in 1946 is acting as stationary boiler and is re-numbered DS3191.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
06/01/1960 Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop) Erecting shop: 30056/108/516/33/40/86/668/73/7/87/9/950, 34006/63/86/106/10, 35004, 41291, 73110/15, 75079, 78005/56, 80013, E5001. Ex-works: 32106, 34099, 84029, E20003. Waiting works: 30035/475, 34067, 80089; on 'dump', 30179/318/774. SLS/196002

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1929 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 950
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hither Green (HIT)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30950    
26/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (ELH)    
14/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
27/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
01/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
20/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
20/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 30950    
12/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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