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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 34088 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer O. Bulleid
Class West Country/Battle of Britain
Company History SR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Air Smoothed12/1948
Rebuilt (4-6-2)04/1960
Wheels 4-6-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1948
Withdrawal w/e Sun 19/03/1967
Service Life 18 yrs, 3 mths , 17 dys
Information Rebuilt Eastleigh Apr 1960

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

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
LP Series 2 3339 22/12/1948 SR 5,500g 5t 0cwt
LP Series 1 3255 23/03/1958 SR 4,500g 5t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1948
73A   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 12/05/1951
70A   Nine Elms 3w/e 26/05/1961
75A   Brighton 4w/e 24/06/1963
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 22/07/1963
70D   Eastleigh m/e 14/09/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 19/03/1967

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW RAM Ramsgate 8w/e 08/01/1949
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 9w/e 31/10/1954
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 08/02/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane w/e 13/06/1955
TOSTORE 73A Stewarts Lane 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 73A Stewarts Lane 8w/e 05/06/1956
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 3w/e 26/05/1961
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 24/06/1963
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 4w/e 22/07/1963
ALLOC 70D Eastleigh 4w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 19/03/1967

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1960 Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/12/1948 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 34056/64, both new green and lined (done at Eastleigh, in the summer), 20001 (ex CC1 to-day), 34088-90 (under construction), 36001 ('Leader'), 2325/39 an 32512 (ready). No. 34086, which ran trials at the end of November, is painted in the new light green and fully lined but not the panels, while the bottom of the engine and tender casing are all green and not black; the first one to be done here in this livery. SLS/194901
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
12/1948 To Service To service as British Railways Number 34088
Built at Brighton Works
   
22/12/1948 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 2 number 3339    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (73A)    
23/03/1958 Tender Tender fitted: LP Series 1 number 3255    
04/1960 Modification Modification: Rebuild - streamline casing removed, chain valve gear replaced with Walschaerts etc...    
26/05/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
24/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
22/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
14/09/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (70D)    
19/03/1967 Withdrawn Condemned as 34088    
03/1968 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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