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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Southern Railway (1931) |
1488 |
m/e |
07/1902 |
British Railways |
31488 |
m/e |
05/1948 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
H. Wainwright |
Class |
Coppernobs |
Company History |
SR |
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Ashford Works |
To Service |
During 07/1902 |
Withdrawal |
w/e Sat 04/02/1956 |
Service Life |
53 yrs, 7 mths , 5 dys |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During 02/1956 |
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* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Mentions ...
Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
23/09/1945 |
Eastern Section |
Schools Class 930 (BAS) has been working on the Eastern Section at least since 23/9 when she worked to Hastings. She has a high sided self-trimming tender. Class C 1480 has been transferred from STL, where D class 1488 has joined 1075, 1740/4, the latter being shown as Class D1 in error in the allocation published in the November Journal. B1 1021, 1440/55/7 are TON. |
SLS/194602 |
23/07/1950 |
Excursion to High Brooms |
On 23rd July 1950, the train to Hildenborough, Tonbridge, and High Brooms from Victoria (Central Section) ran via Crystal Palace, Bromley South and Orpington-with stops at those stations and at Clapham Jc. The 11 bogies were hauled by U.1 No. 31904 to Tonbridge where D No. 31488 was coupled on to assist this heavy load up the 1 in 47/53 grades to High Brooms. I was reliably informed that no steam train has been advertised to call at Crystal Palace since prior to the 1936 fire which destroyed the exhibition buildings there. On 17th September a similar routing was used to Bickley for an ex-cursion to Charing and Hothfield, consisting of 11 bogies hauled by B.o.B. No. 34067 Tangmere. It is doubtful whether an engine of this class has previously travelled between Balham and Beckenham Jc. On the return journey severe slipping occurred when restarting at Crystal Palace, due to the considerable curvature and gradient to the tunnel entrance. |
SLS/195101 |
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
07/1902 |
To Service |
To service as Southern Railway Number 1488 Built at Ashford Works |
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01/01/1948 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Tonbridge (TON) |
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05/1948 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 31488 |
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08/12/1950 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Redhill (75B) |
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05/02/1951 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B) |
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12/05/1951 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Gillingham (Kent) (73D) |
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06/12/1951 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Reading (S.R.) (70E) |
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10/10/1955 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Guildford (70C) |
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02/1956 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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04/02/1956 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 31488 |
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