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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2443 m/e 06/1893
British Railways 32443 m/e 07/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Marsh
Class Large Vulcans
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
To Service During 06/1893
Withdrawal w/e Sat 27/08/1960
Service Life 67 yrs, 2 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1893
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
75C   Norwood Junction 4w/e 27/07/1951
74D   Tonbridge 6w/e 25/01/1957
75E   Three Bridges 7w/e 08/10/1957
75C   Norwood Junction 4w/e 14/01/1958
75C   Norwood Junction 3w/e 13/10/1958
     Withdrawn w/e 27/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 75C Norwood Junction 4w/e 27/07/1951
ALLOC 74D Tonbridge 5w/e 25/01/1957
ALLOC 75Em   q/e 08/10/1957
ALLOC 75C Norwood Junction q/e 14/01/1958
ALLOC 75C Norwood Junction 2w/e 13/10/1958
WDN   w/e 27/08/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1947 Brighton Works : No. 21C156 Croydon and 'Austerity' 77122 have just been through shops; the former has the new pattern cab and longer deflector plates. Engines in shops in mid-November were 21C126 (new deflectors and old cab-off 21C156), 21C170 Manston fully painted), 680S, 1414, 1826/80, 2022, 2039 Hartland Point, 2083/9, 2153, 2339/66, 2436/43/55/62/89/90, 2523/46/75. For the first time for many months the shops are without an 'Austerity' and old Brighton types preponderate. It is interesting to point out that the name Croydon was borne by Rennie's 0-4-2 of 1838 (London and Croydon Ry. No. 2), but apart from this engine-which became S.E.R. No. 2 as from 31/1/1846-three engines of this name have been seen on Brighton metals as follows: Craven's 2-2-2 No. 128 which was commenced by Dodds & Son of Rotherham in 1866 and finished off at Brighton Works in June, 1871, and named Croydon by Mr. Stroudley: scrapped in 1888. Stroudley's 0-4-2 No. 181, built at Brighton (estd. Works No. 463), completed early in 1890 by R. J. Billinton, and scrapped in 1929. Bulleid's 'West Country' Class No. 21C156, completed in February, 1947, and modified in November to the 'Battle of Britain' Class (estd. Works No. 1004). SLS/194712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1893 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2443
Built at Vulcan Foundry
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
07/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 32443    
27/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)    
25/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tonbridge (74D)    
08/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
14/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)    
13/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)    
27/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 32443    
10/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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