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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 543 on 29/03/1939
British Railways 30543 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Q
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service Sun 29/03/1939 to Guildford (GFD)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 20/12/1964
Service Life 25 yrs, 8 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GFD   Guildford (New) on 29/03/1939
HOR   Horsham on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 09/09/1950
75D   Stewarts Lane 4w/e 17/12/1962
75E   Three Bridges 3w/e 07/01/1963
75A   Brighton m/e 06/01/1964
75B   Redhill 4w/e 25/05/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 20/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 2w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 75D Stewarts Lane P 17/12/1962
ALLOC 75E Three Bridges 3w/e 07/01/1963
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 29/12/1963
ALLOC 75B Redhill 8w/e 22/06/1964
WDN   w/e 20/12/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1947 General Owing to the number of TWW 'I.3' 4-4-2T under repair, 'Q' No. 543 and various 4-4-0 are on loan and working TWW passenger turn. SLS/194705
04/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D5000/3, D6530, E5008, 3733, 7782, 9629/77, 15211/34, 30051/7, 30480, 30543/7, 30830, 30921, 31808, 32343, 33028/33/40, 34015/49/57/63, 34103/10, 35010/27, 41206, 41324, 73020, 76059, 80145, 82013. Works Yard: 9732, 15233, 30120, 30859/, 34037/50/99, 76060/8, 92211. Scrap Yard: 30277, 30858, 31145, 31505. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/03/1939 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 543
Built at Eastleigh Works
Allocated to Guildford (GFD)		    
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Horsham (HOR)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30543    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
17/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stewarts Lane (75D)    
07/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
06/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
25/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
20/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 30543    
05/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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