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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1263 m/e 05/1905
British Railways 31263 m/e 10/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer H. Wainwright
Class H
Company History SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 05/1905
Withdrawal w/e Sun 05/01/1964
Service Life 58 yrs, 8 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1905
BAT   Stewarts Lane on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
75B   Redhill 3w/e 09/05/1955
74A   Ashford 6w/e 15/06/1956
73J   Tonbridge 4w/e 05/04/1960
73F   Ashford 4w/e 01/02/1962
75E   Three Bridges 5w/e 02/07/1962
75F   Tunbridge Wells West 4w/e 24/09/1962
75E   Three Bridges 4w/e 16/09/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE UNK   10w/e 07/10/1952
ALLOC 75B Redhill 3w/e 09/05/1955
ALLOC 73J Tonbridge 4w/e 05/04/1960
ALLOC 73F Ashford 4w/e 01/02/1962
ALLOC 75E Three Bridges 4w/e 25/06/1962
ALLOC 75F Tunbridge Wells West 4w/e 24/09/1962
ALLOC 75E Three Bridges 4w/e 16/09/1963
WDN   w/e 05/01/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/04/1960 Push/Pull equipment fitted

Preservation
Current Status Unknown
Status Date 17/09/2018


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/01/1951 Ashford Works New diesels, 15226 running trials, 15227 nearly ready; a large diesel complete in the paint shop. Ex shops: lined black 31770, 31800, 32576; unlined 31719, 32412, 90164; slight repairs 31263, 31543, 32167. In shops: 31027, 1279/94, 31321, 31400/11/92, 31712, 1735, 31771, 31827/37/48/53, 31903, 32434 (2 domes), 32488, 32539/83, 33003/32/36, 90678. Waiting shops: 31160/79, 31511, 31736, 31819, 78597, 90226, 90564. On scrap road: 1231, 31597/8, 31604. SLS/195102
28/07/1961 Ashford Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 31263, 31621/5, 31804/33/58, 31905/12, 33011/16, 80038 ; being cut up-31575, 32563. Works Yard: 30904/14/29/33/8, 31162, 31247/56, 31507, 31720/59/80, also 30932/9 and 32410/565; SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1905 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1263
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
10/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31263    
09/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
15/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (74A)    
05/04/1960 Modification Modification: Push/Pull equipment fitted    
05/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (73J)    
01/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Ashford (73F)    
02/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
24/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Tunbridge Wells West (75F)    
16/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 31263    

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