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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1626 m/e 03/1929
British Railways 31626 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 03/1929
Withdrawal w/e Sun 05/01/1964
Service Life 34 yrs, 10 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1929
SAL   Salisbury on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70C   Guildford 4w/e 12/05/1951
71A   Eastleigh 5w/e 24/08/1953
72C   Yeovil Town 5w/e 11/03/1955
72A   Exmouth Junction 3w/e 13/10/1958
72C   Yeovil Town w/e 11/03/1959
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 10/03/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
LOAN 72B Salisbury on 12/05/1951
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 5w/e 24/08/1953
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town 4w/e 11/03/1955
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction P 30/09/1958
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town q/e 12/01/1959
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 4w/e 27/02/1960
ALLOC 75C Norwood Junction 4w/e 19/11/1962
WDN   w/e 05/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/09/1961 Andover Junction Andover Jct shed now has an allocation of two engines-one for the daily freight to Ludgershall (returning through to Basingstoke) and the other for a goods to Southampton Docks and Bournemouth. On 10th September, 31626 an 31835 were on shed, the former having worked through to Cheltenham and back on the 9th September (for the last time). SLS/196110
31/05/1964 Eastleigh Shed (Waiting Works or Scrap) Ex Works: D2283, 34079, 75005, 82019. Waiting Works or Scrap: 30029, 30036, 30048, 30052/3, 30102/7/8, 30480, 30512, 30546/8, 30667, 30837, 31626/9, 31797, 31864/8, 32646, 32650, 32662, 34047, 34065/7, 34073, 76028. Interesting Locos: 70017 (5A) Failed, 75016 (5E), 4951 (81F). SLS/196407

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1929 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1626
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Salisbury (SAL)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31626    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
24/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
11/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
11/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 31626    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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