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            Maunsell U Class, 31806 passes Corfe Common tender first on a glorious July day.

Constructed at Brighton Works in October 1926 as a K class 2-6-4 tank engine  A806, 'River Torridge'.

After rebuilding in June 1928, she emerged in her 2-6-0 tender engine format.

Throughout her working life, she was shedded at the following allocations:

21/3/1933 Nine Elms, 1939 Basingstoke, On Nationalisation, Guildford, 06/11/1954 Nine Elms (70A), 21/06/1955 Basingstoke (70D), 01/04/1963 Guildford (70C)

She was withdrawn from Guildford on 5th Jan 1964, ending up at Woodhams a Barry, eventually leaving in 1976.

She returned to steam in 1981, and was based at the Mid Hants Railway, moving to Swanage in 2014.

Taken on: July 5, 2024

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