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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2479 m/e 12/1898
British Railways 32479 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 12/1898
Withdrawal w/e Sun 02/06/1963
Service Life 64 yrs, 6 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1898
NORW   Norwood Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
71D   Fratton 4w/e 21/01/1952
75C   Norwood Junction 5w/e 26/11/1959
75A   Brighton 4w/e 05/04/1960
     Withdrawn w/e 02/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 71D Fratton 7w/e 21/01/1952
TOSTORE   5w/e 01/10/1953
REINS 71D Fratton 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
REINS 71D Fratton 6w/e 08/02/1954
TOSTORE 70F Fratton 9w/e 31/10/1954
REINS 70F Fratton 7w/e 19/12/1955
ALLOC 75C Norwood Junction P 26/11/1959
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 05/04/1960
WDN   w/e 02/06/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/10/1951 Brighton Works New construction, 80021 well advanced, laid down to 80027, Under repair, DS1173, 377S, 15217, 20002, 31638, 31849, 31853, 32168, 32376, 32464, 32479, 42101. Being cut up, 32590. Waiting scrapping, 32075, 32021. Nos. 31849/53 bear R.O.F. Nos. 26 and 29 respectively. Recently ex shops: 80019 (20/10) for S.R.; 80020 (27/10) for Sc.R.; 31691 (26/10); 80013 and others of the class after attention to leaky tanks. An unusual visitor to Brighton shed is 30163 (L.11); 32347 with damaged front end is understood to be waiting decision as to repair or scrap. No. 41297 was on shed on 7th November. SLS/195112
29/12/1962 Southern Region On 29th December, Hove goods yard dump contained 30901/11/5/23, 32338/41/2, 32417/8/74/9 but owing to shortage of power 32474/9 were removed again early in January, 32479 going to Brighton and 32474 to Three Bridges where it has taken turns on the East Grinstead shuttle service in place of H Class engines (push/pull); as a lot of time was lost running round it is understood that M7s or standard 2-6-2Ts are to be provided to enable motor-working to be resumed. Although all 'withdrawn', some '700' class 0-6-0s are still in use on snowplough work and one was stuck in a snowdrift for several days near Meldon summit. 30306 was in steam at Guildford on 19th January. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1898 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2479
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwood Junction (NORW)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 32479    
21/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (71D)    
26/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (75C)    
05/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
02/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 32479    
07/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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