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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2546 m/e 01/1902
British Railways 32546 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 01/1902
Withdrawal w/e Sat 29/04/1961
Service Life 59 yrs, 3 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1902
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
FRA   Fratton 5w/e 13/11/1948
NOR   Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 12/03/1949
     Withdrawn w/e 29/04/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FRA Fratton 5w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC NOR Norwich Thorpe 4w/e 12/03/1949
WDN   w/e 29/04/1961

* 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
31/05/1948 Brighton Works Engines built in May were Nos. 34073 an 34074 'Battle of Britain' Class, without names. No. 34004 Yeovil, 34005 Barnstaple and 34006 Bude came out with L.M.S. type tenders, the tenders painted un-lined black, lettered 'British Railways' in white, and the engines in standard green livery. Other engines re-numbered in May were Nos. 32507, 32398, 30900, 32546, 32440, 32506, 32558, 32523, 32395 an 34042 Dorchester. SLS/194807

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1902 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2546
Built at Vulcan Foundry
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 32546    
13/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (FRA)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwich Thorpe (NOR)    
29/04/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 32546    
06/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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