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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2520 m/e 06/1901
British Railways 32520 m/e 12/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1901
Withdrawal w/e Sat 12/01/1957
Service Life 55 yrs, 7 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1957

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1901
3B   Three Bridges on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn w/e 12/01/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   w/e 12/01/1957

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
05/01/1949 Brighton Works Locomotives in shops included:-Nos. 2039, 2325/39/51, S2376, 2514/20, S2578, 34004/15/56/64, 21C161/63, 'Austerity' 70853, 77062/90, 78597, while under construction were:-Nos. 34090, 36001 and tenders. No. 32029 which left shops on 1/1 with plain black tanks, came back to be fully-lined and was ex shops again on 5/1. 'British Railways' lettering on engines is cancelled. SLS/194902
01/02/1949 Brighton Works Engines in shops:-Nos. 21C101, CC2, 34004/05/20, 34061 73 Squadron, 34062/65, 2039/76/89, 2325, 2489, 2514, 32339, 32520 an 77062/94, for repair. Two 'Leader' Class under construction. No. 34090 left shops on 31/1 named Sir Eustace Missenden, Southern Railway Battle of Britain Class, the S.R. Coat-of-arms is also incorporated in the nameplate, the background of which is painted Air Force blue. The locomotive is painted malachite green with yellow lining, but the wheel centres instead of being black are also green and the tyres yellow. The British Railways crest is on the tender. SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1901 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2520
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Three Bridges (3B )    
12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 32520    
12/01/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 32520    
08/1957 Scrapped Scrapped    

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