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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2421 m/e 06/1911
British Railways 32421 m/e 05/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1911 SOUTH FORELAND

Locomotive Specifics
Designer D. Marsh
Class Atlantics
Company History SR
Wheels 4-4-2
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1911
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/08/1956
Service Life 45 yrs, 2 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1956

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1911
NHN   Newhaven on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
75A   Brighton 4w/e 07/10/1950
NHN   Newhaven 5w/e 31/10/1950
75A   Brighton 4w/e 12/05/1951
75A   Brighton 8w/e 07/10/1952
     Withdrawn w/e 25/08/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NHN Newhaven 5w/e 31/10/1950
TOSTORE 75ANHN   10w/e 07/10/1952
TOSTORE 75A Brighton 4w/e 08/01/1953
REINS 75A Brighton 3w/e 27/03/1953
TOSTORE 75ANHN   6w/e 29/01/1956
REINS 75A Brighton 8w/e 05/06/1956
WDN   w/e 25/08/1956

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1951 Brighton MPD At the shed, the hybrid Atlantic, 32424 Beachy Head, which has a black boiler off 32039 though otherwise green, was under repair. No. 32421, South Foreland was in, 32422, North Foreland was on the Brighton-Bournemouth run. No. 32425, Trevose Head, is often on relief Newhaven-London boat trains, and is reported to have worked successfully a pigeon special down from Battersea weighing over 500 tons. SLS/195108
25/10/1951 Eastleigh Works In shops, 30071, 30073, 30129 (being lined), 30183 (lined, ready to leave), 30236, 30248, 30316, 30327, 30368, 30466, 30487, 30520 (now plain black, was lined W/E 20/11/48), 30572, 30749, 30772, 30826, 30863, 30902, 32421 (general-being repainted), 32640 (slight attention), 34042/60/70/81/94/95, 34105, 35011 (dark green), 42099, an 73797 (from Longmoor). Being cut up, 30281, 32086. Awaiting same fate s282, 30417, 30432, (3)2056, -(3)2067. For shops: 30315, 30480, 30588, 34005/33/51, 34108, 35005/9. Recently ex shops: B.R. green, 30767/73 (W/E 13/10), 30797 an 34045 (20/10). 'L.N.W.' 30117 (second time, and looks fine). SLS/195112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1911 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2421, name: SOUTH FORELAND
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newhaven (NHN)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32421    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newhaven (NHN)    
12/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
07/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Brighton (75A)    
25/08/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 32421    
12/1956 Scrapped Scrapped    

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