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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2397 m/e 11/1896
British Railways 32397 m/e Not applied

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Marsh
Class D3X
Company History SR
Wheels 0-4-4T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 11/1896
Withdrawal During 07/1948
Service Life 51 yrs, 7 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1948

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1896
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn m/e 07/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE EBN Eastbourne 9w/e 01/06/1948
WDN BTN Brighton on 31/07/1948

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
31/07/1948 Eastbourne MPD Additional locomotives noted stored here in July were: 'D.1' 2283 and 'E5X' 32586, whilst of those previously stored, Nos. 2006/10/44 have proceeded to Eastleigh and No. 2397 to Ashford, for scrapping SLS/194809

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1896 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2397
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
07/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2397    
08/1948 Scrapped Scrapped    
1949 Number Allocated Allocated number 32397 but not taken up