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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) C40 m/e 12/1942
British Railways 33040 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class Q1
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1942
Withdrawal w/e Sun 14/06/1964
Service Life 21 yrs, 6 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1942
FEL   Feltham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAT   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 01/04/1948
74D   Tonbridge 7w/e 22/04/1950
74E   St Leonards on 24/06/1950
73C   Hither Green 5w/e 19/07/1957
73J   Tonbridge 6w/e 14/06/1959
70B   Feltham 3w/e 26/05/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 14/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAT Stewarts Lane 4w/e 01/04/1948
ALLOC 74D Tonbridge 7w/e 22/04/1950
ALLOC 74E St Leonards on 24/06/1950
ALLOC 73C Hither Green 5w/e 19/07/1957
ALLOC 73J Tonbridge P 14/06/1959
ALLOC 70B Feltham 3w/e 26/05/1961
WDN   w/e 14/06/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/12/1942 Austerity 0-6-0 New 0-6-0 C39 left works on 11/12, and C40 was nearly ready. SLS/194302
14/05/1948 General Early in May the Beattie 0-6-OT No. 4 withdrawn from the K.E.S.R. was standing at Headcom and some of the local Company's old rolling stock was being broken up. 'Q.1' Class Nos. C31-35 have gone to Tonbridge, whilst C36-40 are at Stewarts Lane and Guildford have received 'C' Class Nos. 1086/90, 1221/25/27/93 an 1508. SLS/194806
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
12/1942 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number C40
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Feltham (FEL)    
01/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (BAT)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 33040    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
24/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Leonards (74E)    
19/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Hither Green (73C)    
14/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (73J)    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Feltham (70B)    
14/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 33040    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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