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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
British Railways 80153 on 25/02/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Riddles
Class Standard Class 4 Tank
Company History BR
Wheels 2-6-4T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service Sun 25/02/1957 to Brighton (75A)
Withdrawal Sun 07/03/1965
Service Life 8 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1965 at Cox and Danks (Park Royal)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
75A   Brighton (New) on 25/02/1957
75B   Redhill m/e 06/01/1964
     Withdrawn on 07/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 75A Brighton on 25/02/1957
ALLOC 75B Redhill 4w/e 29/12/1963
WDN   w/e 07/03/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/11/1959 Southern Region floods 4th-6/11/1959. Unique in that on the second day (Sat., Nov. 5th) as far as possible a half-hourly service was operated such as only scheduled or attempted with electric multiple-units introduced in 1935, was the emergency steam working between Brighton and Eastbourne calling at intermediate stations, on account of severe flooding through the two-sided junction station at the county town, Lewes, necessitating withdrawal of all electric trains for 2 or more days on the Brighton side; for more than a week on the Haywards Heath-London side. It was not possible for the steam locOrnotives as a rule to keep intermediate timings but it was a great effort by all concerned over steep gradients 'twixt Lewes and Brighton under hazardous conditions, for instance. Saturday loads were 4-5 bogies though on Friday with fewer trains up to 8-9 modern coaches were hauled on some trips presenting a tough proposition as the engines were of a mixed character with crews hastily gathered together. Some complete outfits were from the Brighton-Uckfield (Tunbridge Wells) route closed temporarily by other flooding. Mr. S. C. Nash kindly supplied the following list of locomotives sharing in the handling of the emergency passenger service, Nov. 4th-6th :- Tender: 34098 'West Country'; 30546, 'Q', 31686, 31724, 'C', 0-6-0s; 31825, 'N', 31902/7, 'Ul', 32337/41-2, 'K' ex-L.B.S.C.R., 2.6-0s; 75075, B.R. class 4 4-6-0. Tank: 30053/6 'M7' ex-L.S.W.R. motor fitted, also partly on Seaford branch; 80032/81/146/7/52-4, B.R. class 4 2-6-4T. There were also part time two Hastings-London 6-car diesel-electric sets having greater accelerative capacity. SLS/196102

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/02/1957 To Service To service as British Railways Number 80153
Built at Brighton Works
Allocated to Brighton (75A)
   
06/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (75B)    
07/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 80153    
06/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cox and Danks: Park Royal    

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