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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1637 m/e 05/1931
British Railways 31637 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 05/1931
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/09/1963
Service Life 32 yrs, 4 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1931
RED   Redhill q/e 12/1935
9E   Nine Elms on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
72B   Salisbury 4w/e 12/05/1951
73E   Faversham 4w/e 30/07/1952
73E   Faversham 6w/e 13/08/1952
71D   Fratton 4w/e 01/10/1953
70C   Guildford w/e 11/03/1959
72C   Yeovil Town 4w/e 10/03/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 21/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NINEELMS Nine Elms 8w/e 31/05/1947
REINS 70A Nine Elms 3w/e 10/06/1950
LOAN 70A Nine Elms on 12/05/1951
ALLOC 73E Faversham 4w/e 30/07/1952
ALLOC 71D Fratton 5w/e 01/10/1953
ALLOC 70C Guildford 8w/e 11/03/1959
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   5w/e 31/08/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/09/1963 Eastleigh MPD (Waiting Works or scrap) Ex Works on 71A-DS238 (ex-30070 named Wainwright), 34030, 34102, 41290/5, 76007, D3719. Waiting Works or scrap on 71A-30065/89, 30199, 30241, 30346/68, 30500/3/11/5/6/9/48/86, 30911/30/6, 31403/13, 31637, 31794, 31810/20/79/80/90/8/9, 31900/3/5/6/10/6/21/3, 32353, 32417, 32557, 33011/21, 34023/35/71/4, 41312, 73054. SLS/196310

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1931 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1637
Built at Ashford Works
   
12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (RED)    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Nine Elms (9E)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31637    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
30/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
13/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
01/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (71D)    
11/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
10/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
09/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    
21/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 31637    

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