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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2539 m/e 11/1900
British Railways 32539 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Marsh
Class Large Vulcans
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Vulcan Foundry
To Service During 11/1900
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/11/1961
Service Life 61 yrs , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1900
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
75D   Horsham m/e 30/11/1950
75D   Horsham 4w/e 08/12/1950
75A   Brighton 4w/e 12/05/1951
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 10/10/1955
75C   Norwood Junction m/e 10/02/1961
     Withdrawn w/e 11/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BTN Brighton m/e 30/11/1946
ALLOC 75D Horsham m/e 30/11/1950
ALLOC 75A Brighton 5w/e 16/09/1955
ALLOC 73B Bricklayers Arms 3w/e 10/10/1955
ALLOC 75C Norwood Junction 4w/e 10/02/1961
WDN   w/e 11/11/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/01/1951 Ashford Works New diesels, 15226 running trials, 15227 nearly ready; a large diesel complete in the paint shop. Ex shops: lined black 31770, 31800, 32576; unlined 31719, 32412, 90164; slight repairs 31263, 31543, 32167. In shops: 31027, 1279/94, 31321, 31400/11/92, 31712, 1735, 31771, 31827/37/48/53, 31903, 32434 (2 domes), 32488, 32539/83, 33003/32/36, 90678. Waiting shops: 31160/79, 31511, 31736, 31819, 78597, 90226, 90564. On scrap road: 1231, 31597/8, 31604. SLS/195102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1900 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2539
Built at Vulcan Foundry
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 32539    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Horsham (75D)    
08/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Horsham (75D)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
10/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
10/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)    
11/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 32539    
12/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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