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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2486 m/e 05/1899
British Railways 32486 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 05/1899
Withdrawal w/e Sat 24/01/1959
Service Life 59 yrs, 8 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1899
BTN   Brighton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 19/03/1952
72B   Salisbury 9w/e 30/06/1952
70A   Nine Elms 3w/e 17/11/1956
     Withdrawn w/e 24/01/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 8w/e 19/03/1952
ALLOC 72B Salisbury m/e 30/06/1952
TOSTORE   5w/e 24/08/1953
REINS 72B Salisbury 10w/e 10/12/1953
TOSTORE   6w/e 30/12/1953
REINS 70C Guildford P 31/10/1956
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 3w/e 17/11/1956
WDN   w/e 24/01/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
03/04/1947 Ashford Works During the period (1/3/47 to 3/4/47) the following locos. entered the works: 1064, 1113, 1266, 1273, 1311, 1405, 1477, 1486, 1540, 1589, 1599, 1614, 1633, 1671, 1721, 1737, 1753, 1777, 2168, 2390, 2486, 2519, 2536, 2364, W.D. 70811, 70853, 77103 and 78705. SLS/194705
28/03/1951 Ashford Works (On shed) In shops: 1107, 31245 (late s1245), s1274, 31287, 31329, 31413, 31510, 31812/26/62, 31900/23/25, 32372 (new cyls.), 32502 (lined black), s2473 (being renumbered), 32467, 32525/65, 78597, 90226, 33039. In yard: s1178, 1335, 31789 (green), 31897, 33025, 31616, 31848. On shed for works 1174, 31408, 31461, 32486 (and 30793 for ELH). Scrap: 1157, 31160 (partly cut up), 1547, 1730, 31743, 31502, 32402, and being cut up 1443 an 32301. Building Shunting diesel-electric 15228-30 and a main-line diesel 10203. Twenty sets of frames for 4-6-2 to be built at Crewe, also many sets of all-welded side tanks for new B.R. standard 2-6-4T to be built at Brighton. Noted not renumbered: 1041, 1271, 1339, 1379. Ex shops 32523 (1 dome), 31405, 31785 (green), 31521, and lined black 31401 an 31825 (late s1825) SLS/195108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1899 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2486
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brighton (BTN)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32486    
19/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Salisbury (72B)    
17/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
24/01/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 32486    
02/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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