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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 542 m/e 03/1939
British Railways 30542 m/e 05/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Q
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 03/1939 to Guildford (GFD)
Withdrawal w/e Sun 20/12/1964
Service Life 25 yrs, 9 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
GFD   Guildford (New) m/e 03/1939
3B   Three Bridges on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3B   Three Bridges P 02/01/1948
HOR   Horsham 9w/e 01/03/1948
71A   Eastleigh 4w/e 09/09/1950
70C   Guildford 4w/e 17/12/1962
     Withdrawn w/e 20/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3Br Three Bridges P 02/01/1948
ALLOC HOR Horsham 9w/e 01/03/1948
ALLOC 71A Eastleigh 2w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 70C Guildford P 17/12/1962
WDN   w/e 20/12/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D6500/3/7, 15212, 30055, 30781, 30864, 33020, 34002/52, Erecting Shop: D3042, D3271, D3471, D5012/4, D6506/63, L.S.W.R. 120, 4694, 9667, 30045, 30515/42, 30838/43, 30955, 31795/8, 32646, 33039, 34011/18/24/66/72, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76005/19/63, 80010/65/6, 80139/41/51, 92239. Scrap Road: 30059, 30475/6, 30905, 31723. SLS/196204
25/02/1962 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Works Yard: D2250, D3042, D3271, D6500/3, 33020, 41324, 76025/9. Erecting Shop: D3471, D5012/4, D6506/7/14/63, E6002, L.S.W.R. 120, 15212, 30045, 30515/42/5, 30781, 30838/43, 30955, 31413, 31795/8, 32636/46, 33039, 34002/11/8/24/66, 35025, 41316/7, 73084, 73119, 76016/63, 80010, 80141/51, 92239. Behind Erecting Shop: 30059, 30475/6, 30692, 30864, 80064. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1939 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 542
Built at Eastleigh Works
Allocated to Guildford (GFD)
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Three Bridges (3B )    
02/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (3B )    
01/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Horsham (HOR)    
05/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 30542    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Eastleigh (71A)    
17/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Guildford (70C)    
20/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 30542    
05/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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