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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2490 m/e 06/1899
British Railways 32490 m/e 02/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 06/1899
Withdrawal w/e Sat 17/12/1955
Service Life 56 yrs, 6 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1956

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1899
FRA   Fratton on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
BAS   Basingstoke 4w/e 06/10/1948
70C   Guildford 4w/e 25/02/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 17/12/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BAS Basingstoke 4w/e 06/10/1948
ALLOC 70C Guildford 4w/e 25/02/1950
WDN   w/e 17/12/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1947 Brighton Works : No. 21C156 Croydon and 'Austerity' 77122 have just been through shops; the former has the new pattern cab and longer deflector plates. Engines in shops in mid-November were 21C126 (new deflectors and old cab-off 21C156), 21C170 Manston fully painted), 680S, 1414, 1826/80, 2022, 2039 Hartland Point, 2083/9, 2153, 2339/66, 2436/43/55/62/89/90, 2523/46/75. For the first time for many months the shops are without an 'Austerity' and old Brighton types preponderate. It is interesting to point out that the name Croydon was borne by Rennie's 0-4-2 of 1838 (London and Croydon Ry. No. 2), but apart from this engine-which became S.E.R. No. 2 as from 31/1/1846-three engines of this name have been seen on Brighton metals as follows: Craven's 2-2-2 No. 128 which was commenced by Dodds & Son of Rotherham in 1866 and finished off at Brighton Works in June, 1871, and named Croydon by Mr. Stroudley: scrapped in 1888. Stroudley's 0-4-2 No. 181, built at Brighton (estd. Works No. 463), completed early in 1890 by R. J. Billinton, and scrapped in 1929. Bulleid's 'West Country' Class No. 21C156, completed in February, 1947, and modified in November to the 'Battle of Britain' Class (estd. Works No. 1004). SLS/194712

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1899 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2490
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Fratton (FRA)    
06/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Basingstoke (BAS)    
02/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 32490    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
17/12/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 32490    
1956 Scrapped Scrapped    

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