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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C109 m/e 15/09/1945
British Railways 34009 on 13/04/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
27/08/1946 LYME REGIS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed15/09/1945
Rebuilt (4-6-2)27/01/1961
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service Sun 15/09/1945
Withdrawal w/e Sun 02/10/1966
Service Life 21 yrs , 17 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Jan 1961

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3271 21/09/1945 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3265 30/09/1947 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 15/09/1945
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 11/04/1951
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 13/04/1951
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
     Withdrawn w/e 02/10/1966

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   3w/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 13/04/1951
TOSTORE 70A Nine Elms 5w/e 08/10/1951
REINS 70A Nine Elms w/e 06/12/1951
TOSTORE 70A Nine Elms 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 11/12/1954
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 27/06/1966
WDN   w/e 02/10/1966

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
27/01/1961 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Eastleigh Works 17/09/1952 11/10/1952 25 days Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 19/01/1954 04/02/1954 17 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 05/05/1954 29/05/1954 25 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 05/01/1956 11/02/1956 38 days General    
Eastleigh Works 31/08/1957 28/09/1957 29 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 13/01/1959 07/02/1959 26 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 06/08/1959 15/08/1959 10 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 02/12/1960 27/01/1961 57 days General Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
 
Eastleigh Works 20/08/1962 25/08/1962 6 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 26/02/1963 06/04/1963 40 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 10/08/1964 02/09/1964 24 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 16/11/1964 14/12/1964 29 days Light Casual    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1949 Brighton Works A reconditioned boiler (BE.926) has arrived at Brighton for 'H.1' class locomotive No. 32037 Selsey Bill, now undergoing heavy repair. No. 34065 Hurricane ('B.O.B.' Class) which was about to leave the works in the experimental light green livery, has been repainted in the old S.R. livery with yellow bands. Re-numbered at Brighton: Nos. 32023/30 (6/4); No. 34008 Padstow (8/4); Nos. 32113 an 90527 (ex 77056) (11/4); 32525 an 34009 Lyme Regis (13/4). No. 32151, ex Eastleigh Works, was noted lined out at Brighton shed on 10/4 and on 20/4 No. 31826 was observed here in the same style. SLS/194905
31/01/1951 Eastleigh Works ex Works: Blue, 35017/26/28; dark green, 30752, 30858, 34009/17/26/44/51/53/88/89; lined black, 30050, 30117/28, 30285/8, 30482, 30707/58 Lord St. Levan, 30909/28. B.4 dock tanks 30096/102 have lost their names on repainting. No. 32425 has been repaired here, also 32151 (lined black), 32331/7, 32558. The I.3 tank, 32076, appears to be waiting scrap. SLS/195103
17/03/1963 Carlisle Kingmoor MPD In steam at Kingmoor on 17th March were 46223/6/44/55. Stored on same day at Kingmoor were-42320, 42830/4/7/75/82-4/99, 42906, 44341, 45640/80,18, 46124/200/1, 47211/81, 47342/58, 47481, 58160 an 90763. SLS/196304
11/04/1963 Derby Works Erecting Shop- No. 1 bay: 41535, 43915 being cut up, 47276, 48274, 73086/91, 75059, D2220, D2913, D3020, D3178, ED6/7; Erecting Shop- No. 2 bay: D73, D123 an D5093; Erecting Shop- No. 3 bay: D5203-5215 new construction. Diesel Erecting Shop: D33, D42, D78, D82/3, D90/2, D127. Diesel Finishing Shop: D4, D40, D5200-2 under construction. Paint Shop: D5196/7. Test House: D55, D64, D109, D140, D5082, D5191, D5198/9. Yard (by paint shop): 40157, 42146 an 42585 broken up; 47003 frames; D7, D61, D126, D149, D152, D2236, D5010/20/76/82/90/1, D5143/92/4/5. Foundry Sdg.: 40022, 42302/29/91, 42472, 42500, 44100, D2911. Stone Pit: 44268, 73021. SLS/196304
27/04/1963 Birmingham Excursions On Saturday, 27th April, fifteen excursions were run from Southampton area for the football match at Villa Park; ten travelled via Basingstoke, Oxford and Leamington utilising 34028/40/2/5/50/2/88/94/8 whilst 7919(81D) had taken over from a failed Wset Country in the Reading area. Three travelled by same route to Oxford thence Worcester and Stourbridge Junc. being piloted therefrom by LMR 8Fs, the pilots working through to Snow Hill instead of being detached at Oldbury after climbing Old Hill bank-viz. 34009/48417, 34039/48478 and 34046/48430; the remaining two arrived at New St. behind Bristol jubilees 45682/90, one having travelled via the SDJR and the other via Salisbury. On same date, B1 61105(41A) worked a Manchester-Stratford-on-Avon special but was replaced on return working by Hall 6948 after 'failing' at Tyseley; it was used by latter shed during the next week on local turns. SLS/196304
16/10/1967 United Waggon Co., Newport (Mon.) Dumped locomotives: 34005, 34008, 34009, 34017, 34026, 34032, 34047, 34057, 34088, 34098, 34104, 34108, 48249, 48509, 73002, 73016, 76039, 76058, 76063, 76088, 78063, 82003, 82031, 82034. SLS/196712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
15/09/1945 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C109
Built at Brighton Works
   
21/09/1945 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3271    
27/08/1946 Naming Named 'LYME REGIS' by H I Blanchard (Mayor) at Axminster    
30/09/1947 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3265    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
13/04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 34009    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
17/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 17/09/1952. Dep: 11/10/1952.    
19/01/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 19/01/1954. Dep: 04/02/1954.    
05/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 05/05/1954. Dep: 29/05/1954.    
05/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 05/01/1956. Dep: 11/02/1956.    
31/08/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 31/08/1957. Dep: 28/09/1957.    
13/01/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 13/01/1959. Dep: 07/02/1959.    
06/08/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 06/08/1959. Dep: 15/08/1959.    
02/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1960. Dep: 27/01/1961.
Work undertaken:
Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
   
20/08/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 20/08/1962. Dep: 25/08/1962.    
26/02/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 26/02/1963. Dep: 06/04/1963.    
10/08/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 10/08/1964. Dep: 02/09/1964.    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
16/11/1964 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 16/11/1964. Dep: 14/12/1964.    
27/06/1966 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
02/10/1966 Withdrawn Condemned as 34009    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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