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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Southern Railway (1931)	540	on	04/01/1939
British Railways	30540	m/e	04/1949

**Locomotive Specifics**
Designer	R. Maunsell
Class	Q
Company History	SR
Wheels	0-6-0
Builder	Eastleigh Works
To Service	Sat 04/01/1939 to Bournemouth (BM)
Withdrawal	w/e Sat 24/11/1962
Service Life	23 yrs, 10 mths , 20 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 05/1964

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
BM	Bournemouth (New)	on	04/01/1939
HOR	Horsham	on	01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3B	Three Bridges	9w/e	01/03/1948
75C	Norwood Junction	8w/e	20/07/1953
75E	Three Bridges	m/e	08/12/1961
	Withdrawn	w/e	24/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	3Br	Three Bridges	9w/e	01/03/1948
ALLOC	75C	Norwood Junction	2w/e	10/06/1953
ALLOC	75E	Three Bridges	4w/e	08/12/1961
ALLOC	75E	Three Bridges	4w/e	04/01/1962
WDN			w/e	24/11/1962

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
06/01/1960	Eastleigh Works (Erecting shop)	Erecting shop: 30056/108/516/33/40/86/668/73/7/87/9/950, 34006/63/86/106/10, 35004, 41291, 73110/15, 75079, 78005/56, 80013, E5001. Ex-works: 32106, 34099, 84029, E20003. Waiting works: 30035/475, 34067, 80089; on 'dump', 30179/318/774.	SLS/196002

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
04/01/1939	To Service	To service as Southern Railway Number 540 Built at Eastleigh Works Allocated to Bournemouth (BM)
01/01/1948	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - Horsham (HOR)
01/03/1948	Allocation	Reallocated to Three Bridges (3B )
04/1949	Renumbered	Renumbered to 30540
20/07/1953	Allocation	Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)
08/12/1961	Allocation	Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)
24/11/1962	Withdrawn	Condemned as 30540
05/1964	Scrapped	Scrapped

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