Numbering
Seventy-five locomotives were initially produced, and they were given the same numbers as the F class locomotives from which they were rebuilt; these were scattered between 2 and 250. One of these, no. 20, was badly damaged in an accident on 17 November 1919 and consequently withdrawn; to replace it, one further rebuild was carried out, this being no. 185. Apart from no. 20, all survived into Southern Railway (SR) ownership as of 1 January 1923. Their SR numbers were the same as their SECR numbers, but prefixed with the letter "A"; from the early 1930s, the "A" prefix was dropped and the original numbers increased by 1000. Apart from no. 20, withdrawal commenced in 1925, and some were withdrawn in most years until 1937, leaving 22 in service at the outbreak of World War II; withdrawal recommenced in 1944. [2] Nine locomotives entered British Railways (BR) ownership in 1948. [3] They were numbered thus:
SECR No. | First SR No. | Second SR No. | BR No. |
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2 | A2 | 1002 | 31002 |
28 | A28 | 1028 | 31028 |
31 | A31 | 1031 | 31031 |
42 | A42 | 1042 | 31042 |
78 | A78 | 1078 | 31078 |
105 | A105 | 1105 | 31105 |
151 | A151 | 1151 | 31151 |
215 | A215 | 1215 | 31215 |
231 | A231 | 1231 | 31231 |
Withdrawal of these nine occurred during 1948–49, the last in service being no. 1231, withdrawn March 1949. None received BR livery, and only one, no. 31151, was actually given its allotted BR number.
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