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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 1868 m/e 07/1925
British Railways 31868 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Mongolipers
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Ashford Works
To Service During 07/1925
Withdrawal w/e Sun 05/01/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 6 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1925
RDG   Reading (S.R.) on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
RDG   Reading (S.R.) P 02/01/1948
73E   Faversham 7w/e 22/04/1950
75B   Redhill 4w/e 11/04/1951
75B   Redhill 4w/e 13/04/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HIT Hither Green 8w/e 31/05/1947
ALLOC BA Bricklayers Arms m/e 30/06/1947
ALLOC RDG Reading (S.R.) P 02/01/1948
ALLOC 73E Faversham 7w/e 22/04/1950
ALLOC 75B Redhill 4w/e 13/04/1951
WDN   w/e 05/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/12/1948 Ashford Works Locomotives recently painted black and fully lined include Nos. 30520, 30916, 31005, 31507/95, 31765/74, 31804/50/68. SLS/194901
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
07/1925 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 1868
Built at Ashford Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Reading (S.R.) (RDG)    
02/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (S.R.) (RDG)    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 31868    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Faversham (73E)    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 31868    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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