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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1808 m/e 07/1928
British Railways 31808 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class U Boats
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1928
Withdrawal w/e Sun 05/01/1964
Service Life 35 yrs, 6 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1928
FAV   Faversham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BM   Bournemouth 5w/e 12/02/1949
FAV   Faversham 4w/e 12/03/1949
73E   Faversham 7w/e 22/04/1950
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 19/03/1952
71D   Fratton 8w/e 07/10/1952
71A   Eastleigh w/e 11/03/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FAV Faversham m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC BM Bournemouth 5w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC FAV Faversham 4w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 73E Faversham 7w/e 22/04/1950
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 8w/e 19/03/1952
ALLOC 71D Fratton 10w/e 07/10/1952
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh q/e 12/01/1959
WDN   w/e 05/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D5000/3, D6530, E5008, 3733, 7782, 9629/77, 15211/34, 30051/7, 30480, 30543/7, 30830, 30921, 31808, 32343, 33028/33/40, 34015/49/57/63, 34103/10, 35010/27, 41206, 41324, 73020, 76059, 80145, 82013. Works Yard: 9732, 15233, 30120, 30859/, 34037/50/99, 76060/8, 92211. Scrap Yard: 30277, 30858, 31145, 31505. SLS/196112
26/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D5006, D6530/63, 15211, 30065, 30120, 30782, 32349, 34072, 34103, 35006, 41275. Erecting Shop: D3460/2, D5003/11, 3798, 4616/26, 7782, 9629, 30057, 30531, 31808, 32343, 33023/33/40, 34007/15/6/33/57/94, 34110, 35008/9/10/8, 41206/16/70, 41301/24, 73018/20, 73113, 75079, 76059, 80154, 92239. Scrap Yard: 30023/59, 30247, 30584, 30858/9, 30918 intact. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1928 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1808
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Faversham (FAV)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (BM)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (FAV)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 31808    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
19/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
07/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (71D)    
11/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 31808    
03/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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