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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2605 m/e 01/1874
British Railways 32605 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Stroudley
Class D1M
Company History SR
Wheels 0-4-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 01/1874
Withdrawal During 11/1948
Service Life 74 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1948

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1874
EBN   Eastbourne on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN EBN Eastbourne on 06/11/1948

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Eastbourne MPD The following locos. were stored out in the open at the end of May at Eastbourne (some partly dismantled and others in a poor state): 'B4' 4-4-0 Nos. 2044, 2054, 2062, 2063, 2068; 'Dl' 0-4-2T Nos. 2234, 2259, 2274, 2284, 2358, 2361, 2605 and 2699. The latter has a Drummond chimney. Some of the above have traces of pre-war green paint and large numbers, while No. 2605 (although rusting), in malachite green, still shows the effects of the care bestowed on her while in Scotland during the recent war. SLS/194708
08/07/1948 Eastbourne MPD On 8/7, the following locomotives were stored here: 'B.4' 2044/54/62/63/68; 'B.4X' 2050/52/70/73; 'D.1' 2215/34/74, 2358, 2605; 'D.3X' 2397; 'L.1X' 2003/4/6/8/910, 2595-96, 2603, 32005. The 'B.4' and 'D.1' were mostly in a dilapidated condition, some of which still retain the large numerals on the tenders, etc. SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1874 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2605
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Eastbourne (EBN)    
11/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2605    
12/1948 Scrapped Scrapped    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 32605 but not taken up    

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