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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 2498 m/e 05/1900
British Railways 32498 m/e 11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Billinton
Class Radials
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Brighton Works
To Service During 05/1900
Withdrawal w/e Sat 11/11/1961
Service Life 61 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1900
NORW   Norwood Junction on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
70A   Nine Elms 4w/e 07/10/1950
70A   Nine Elms 5w/e 31/10/1950
     Withdrawn w/e 11/11/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 70A Nine Elms 5w/e 31/10/1950
WDN   w/e 11/11/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
22/11/1949 Brighton Works On 22/11 'Leader' Class No. 36001 was still running trial trips with empty coaches, but had not yet been handed over to the Running Dept. No. 36002 was stored in the Electric Car Sheds at Brighton. Locomotives in shops on 16/11 were: Nos. 2386, 32498, 2528, 32538, 2594, 2655, 77340, 90247, 90354, 90375 (78569). 90622/69 and Diesel No. 3. Some of the W.D. locomotives carry the new numbers on the cab side, but the old number on, the buffer beam has not yet been painted out. New 'W.C.' No. 34096 Trevone left the Works fully painted on 15/11 . SLS/194912

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1900 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 2498
Built at Brighton Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Norwood Junction (NORW)    
11/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 32498    
07/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Nine Elms (70A)    
11/11/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 32498    
01/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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