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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2579 m/e 07/1903
British Railways 32579 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 07/1903
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/11/1959
Service Life 56 yrs, 4 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1903
NORW   Norwood Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
ELH   Eastleigh 4w/e 12/03/1949
     Withdrawn w/e 14/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ELH Eastleigh 4w/e 12/03/1949
TOSTORE 71A Eastleigh 3w/e 10/10/1955
REINS 71A Eastleigh 8w/e 05/06/1956
WDN   w/e 14/11/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/04/1951 Eastleigh Works Noted 28.4.51-30066, 82, 30331, 30477/90/99, 30589 (being lined out), 30689, 30781/91/93, 30843, 30920/33/50, 2138, 32351, 32661 (lined out), 3441, 34007/25/49/55/79/99, 34103, 35003/10. Nos. 32328 an 32608 ex shops, lined, also 32094 (ex W/E 21/4/51). Waiting shops: 30305/14, 30829, 34002/6/30, 30197. Being cut up: 30446, 36001(!). Waiting cutting-up: 116, 30156/73, 441. Increased coal capacity: 32510/79 fitted at Eastleigh shed with coal rails for use on Fawley branch. An Adams Al2, withdrawn in 1946 is acting as stationary boiler and is re-numbered DS3191. The frames and cylinders of 722 are in good condition and are being retained as spares for the class. SLS/195106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1903 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2579
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwood Junction (NORW)    
12/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (ELH)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32579    
14/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 32579    
12/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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