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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2038 m/e 12/1905
British Railways 32038 m/e 07/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1905 PORTLAND BILL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Marsh
Class Atlantics
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Kitson
To Service During 12/1905
Withdrawal w/e Sat 07/07/1951
Service Life 45 yrs, 7 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1905
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NHN   Newhaven 7w/e 03/05/1949
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 07/10/1950
75A   Brighton 4w/e 08/12/1950
73B   Bricklayers Arms 4w/e 12/05/1951
     Withdrawn w/e 07/07/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE BTN Brighton 5w/e 13/11/1948
ALLOC NHN Newhaven 7w/e 03/05/1949
TOSTORE NHN Newhaven 5w/e 31/10/1950
WDN   w/e 07/07/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1949 Brighton Section No. 32678 (derailed on the K. & E.S.R. earlier in the year) has returned to traffic, painted black and fully lined. No. 2655 was working the Hayling Island branch during September and No. 2659 was on hop-picking specials from St. Leonards and Robertsbridge to Bodiam. 'D.3' No. 32393 is ex Works after heavy repairs and is painted black and fully lined. 'Atlantic' No. 2038 is in store at Eastbourne. SLS/194911
31/12/1950 Miscellaneous No. 32005 'I1x', ex store at Eastbourne, was also at Hastings, Brighton and Tunbridge Wells on special local and parcel trains during the holiday period. No. 2002, of the same class, has done a lot of work since early December. Among other engines ex store were 'Hl' Nos. 32037/8, and 'B4x' Nos. 2045/67. Class 4MTTk 42071 was at Hastings on an Ashford passenger turn on 9th January, when it seemed probable that some of the 42070's were to be stationed at Ashford, though the first five were originally intended for Stewarts Lane. All four through steam workings from Brighton to other regions were discontinued after 13th January, causing grave inconvenience and annoyance to intending passengers. On the last day of service the 9.40 a.m. to Bournemouth was worked by 34038 Lynton: the 11 a.m. to Cardiff had 34041 Wilton; the 11.30 a.m. to Plymouth had 34035 Shaftesbury; while the 10.47 a.m. to Birkenhead was worked from Brighton to Redhill by 31905 (U.1). SLS/195102
27/07/1951 Classes extinct The withdrawal of 32037/8 (H1), 2002 (I1x), 2359 (D1), 389 (K10), and 1602 (T) renders their respective classes extinct. No. 1602 is particularly interesting as being the last of the Kirtley L.C.&D.R. locomotives in service: it was built at Longhedge in 1893, as No. 143, and but for the second World War would have been withdrawn in 1939: it was lately working from Reading shed. SLS/195109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1905 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2038, name: PORTLAND BILL
Built at Kitson
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
03/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newhaven (NHN)    
07/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32038    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
08/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bricklayers Arms (73B)    
07/07/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 32038    
09/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    

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