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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2590 m/e 04/1904
British Railways 32590 m/e 05/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Large Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 04/1904
Withdrawal During 09/1951
Service Life 47 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1951

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1904
TWW   Tunbridge Wells West on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
RED   Redhill 9w/e 01/06/1948
70D   Basingstoke 4w/e 11/04/1951
70D   Basingstoke 4w/e 13/04/1951
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC RED Redhill 9w/e 01/06/1948
ALLOC 70D Basingstoke 4w/e 13/04/1951
WDN   w/e 18/08/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
26/10/1951 Brighton Works New construction, 80021 well advanced, laid down to 80027, Under repair, DS1173, 377S, 15217, 20002, 31638, 31849, 31853, 32168, 32376, 32464, 32479, 42101. Being cut up, 32590. Waiting scrapping, 32075, 32021. Nos. 31849/53 bear R.O.F. Nos. 26 and 29 respectively. Recently ex shops: 80019 (20/10) for S.R.; 80020 (27/10) for Sc.R.; 31691 (26/10); 80013 and others of the class after attention to leaky tanks. An unusual visitor to Brighton shed is 30163 (L.11); 32347 with damaged front end is understood to be waiting decision as to repair or scrap. No. 41297 was on shed on 7th November. SLS/195112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1904 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2590
Built at Brighton Works 		   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tunbridge Wells West (TWW)    
01/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Redhill (RED)    
05/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32590    
11/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
13/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (70D)    
09/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 32590    
11/1951 Scrapped Scrapped    

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