Three locomotives were renumbered towards the end of their days to release their old ones for the new C3 Class. This was a rather short-lived class when compared with most of Stroudley's work, quite possibly due in part to the inter-changeability of the principal parts with the D class tank engines which were more than capable of doing the work allotted to the D2s. N°310 Laval was named after the French town, and not the unpopular French Prime Minister of that name, whilst N°313 Paris was allocated to the "Grand Vitesse" Newhaven trains throughout her life. As can be seen in the table below, none lasted for more than 27 years.