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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2343 m/e 11/1916
British Railways 32343 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer L. Billinton
Class Moguls
Company History SR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 11/1916
Withdrawal Sun 23/12/1962
Service Life 46 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1916
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
NORW   Norwood Junction 5w/e 12/02/1949
BTN   Brighton 4w/e 12/03/1949
70F   Fratton 4w/e 06/11/1954
75A   Brighton 4w/e 11/12/1954
     Withdrawn on 23/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NORW Norwood Junction 5w/e 12/02/1949
ALLOC BTN Brighton 4w/e 12/03/1949
ALLOC 70F Fratton 9w/e 31/10/1954
ALLOC 75A Brighton 4w/e 11/12/1954
WDN   on 23/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/03/1949 Brighton Works Engines in shops included Nos. 82 Boxhill, 2023/30/37/39/76/89, 2113, S2343, 2449, 32086, 34001 Exeter, 34003/61, 73790, 77056, 77180, 21C107 Wadebridge. SLS/194904
16/06/1951 Brighton Works On 16th June, the shops contained s1, 15212, 31470, 31801, 31920, 32343, 32442, 32501/7, 32557 all under repair, remains of 32145 an 2063, while 32005 is next for scrap (possibly to be followed by 2595, which was at the shed). New 2-6-4T No. 80010 was well advanced and four more should be finished by mid-August. Boilers are numbered BR5-896 upwards and are pressed to 225lb. Now that No. 2063 is cut up, the B4 class is extinct. A small private exhibition of locomotives took place in the Works on 19th June, consisting of 42095, 34040 Crewkerne (both in spotless condition), 15227, and the almost-completed 2-6-4T 80010. On that date the diesel s1 was renumbered 15201, completing the class. SLS/195108
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
26/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D5006, D6530/63, 15211, 30065, 30120, 30782, 32349, 34072, 34103, 35006, 41275. Erecting Shop: D3460/2, D5003/11, 3798, 4616/26, 7782, 9629, 30057, 30531, 31808, 32343, 33023/33/40, 34007/15/6/33/57/94, 34110, 35008/9/10/8, 41206/16/70, 41301/24, 73018/20, 73113, 75079, 76059, 80154, 92239. Scrap Yard: 30023/59, 30247, 30584, 30858/9, 30918 intact. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1916 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2343
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
12/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (NORW)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (BTN)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32343    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Fratton (70F)    
11/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
23/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 32343    
10/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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