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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway 21C124 m/e 02/1946
British Railways 34024 9w/e 01/08/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1946 TAMAR VALLEY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed02/1946
Rebuilt (4-6-2)11/02/1961
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 02/1946
Withdrawal w/e Sun 09/07/1967
Service Life 21 yrs, 5 mths , 8 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Feb 1961

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1968 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 1 3274 11/02/1946 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3281 01/11/1952 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3274 03/03/1953 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1946
EXJ   Exmouth Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
SAL   Salisbury 2w/e 12/08/1949
EXJ   Exmouth Junction 6w/e 26/09/1949
70F   Bournemouth on 03/11/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 09/07/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC EXJ Exmouth Junction 5w/e 11/08/1947
ALLOC SAL Salisbury 2w/e 12/08/1949
ALLOC EXJ Exmouth Junction 6w/e 26/09/1949
TOSTORE 72A Exmouth Junction 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 72A Exmouth Junction 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region 5w/e 02/11/1963
ALLOC 70F Bournemouth 4w/e 11/11/1963
WDN   w/e 09/07/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/02/1961 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 27/05/1953 27/06/1953 32 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 04/03/1954 18/03/1954 15 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 14/04/1954 01/05/1954 18 days Heavy Casual    
Eastleigh Works 07/02/1955 12/03/1955 34 days General    
Eastleigh Works 28/08/1956 22/09/1956 26 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 24/01/1958 21/02/1958 29 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 09/07/1959 22/08/1959 45 days Heavy Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 16/12/1960 11/02/1961 58 days General Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
 
Eastleigh Works 09/02/1962 24/02/1962 16 days Light Casual    
Stewarts Lane (on shed) 13/12/1962 14/12/1962 2 days Light Casual    
Eastleigh Works 25/04/1963 25/05/1963 31 days Light Intermediate    
Eastleigh Works 01/12/1965 14/01/1966 45 days Light Intermediate    

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D6500/3/7, 15212, 30055, 30781, 30864, 33020, 34002/52, Erecting Shop: D3042, D3271, D3471, D5012/4, D6506/63, L.S.W.R. 120, 4694, 9667, 30045, 30515/42, 30838/43, 30955, 31795/8, 32646, 33039, 34011/18/24/66/72, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76005/19/63, 80010/65/6, 80139/41/51, 92239. Scrap Road: 30059, 30475/6, 30905, 31723. SLS/196204
25/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D3042, D3271, D6500/3, 33020, 41324, 76025/9. Erecting Shop: D3471, D5012/4, D6506/7/14/63, E6002, L.S.W.R. 120, 15212, 30045, 30515/42/5, 30781, 30838/43, 30955, 31413, 31795/8, 32636/46, 33039, 34002/11/8/24/66, 35025, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76016/63, 80010, 80141/51, 92239. Behind Erecting Shop: 30059, 30475/6, 30692, 30864, 80064. SLS/196204
12/05/1963 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D3223, D3721, D6522/34/64, E5005/9, 11229 (to be renumbered D2259), DS680, 30828/42, 31621/39, 31859/62, 34001/10/22/4/5/53/76/95, 34104/7/9, 35003, 41224, 76008/18, 80013, 80138/43. Works Yard: D3044, D3462, D6523, 30545, 31411, 31834, 32104/9, 32635/61, 33004/26, 34096, 80032. Scrap Yard: 30039, 30517/33, 30937, 31891. Test House: 33020. SLS/196304
12/08/1967 Salisbury MPD On 12th August, the following locomotives were in store at Salisbury (70E): USA 0-6-0T 30064/7/9/71/2, W/C Pacific 34102, WC/BB Pacific (Reb.) 34018/21/4/5/37/40/56/60/87/9/90/8, 34104/8, LMS 2-6-2T 41312/9, BR 5MT 4-6-0 73022/9/43/65/85/93, 73115/7/8/55, BR 4MT 4-6-0 75074/5/7, BR 4MT 2-6-0 76005/6/7/11/31/64/6/7, BR 4MT 2-6-4T 80015/6/133/9/40/3/5/6/51/2 and BR 3MT 2-6-2T 82019/29. SLS/196709

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1946 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 21C124, name: TAMAR VALLEY
Built at Brighton Works
   
11/02/1946 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3274    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/08/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 34024    
12/08/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (SAL)    
26/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (EXJ)    
01/11/1952 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3281    
03/03/1953 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3274    
27/05/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 27/05/1953. Dep: 27/06/1953.    
04/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 04/03/1954. Dep: 18/03/1954.    
14/04/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 14/04/1954. Dep: 01/05/1954.    
07/02/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1955. Dep: 12/03/1955.    
28/08/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 28/08/1956. Dep: 22/09/1956.    
24/01/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 24/01/1958. Dep: 21/02/1958.    
09/07/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 09/07/1959. Dep: 22/08/1959.    
16/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (General) - Arr: 16/12/1960. Dep: 11/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...
   
09/02/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 09/02/1962. Dep: 24/02/1962.    
13/12/1962 Works Visit Depot Repair - Stewarts Lane (Light Casual) - Arr: 13/12/1962. Dep: 14/12/1962.    
25/04/1963 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 25/04/1963. Dep: 25/05/1963.    
03/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Bournemouth (70F)    
01/12/1965 Works Visit Works Visit - Eastleigh Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 01/12/1965. Dep: 14/01/1966.    
09/07/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34024    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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