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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Southern Railway (1931) 547 m/e 07/1939
British Railways 30547 m/e 08/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer R. Maunsell
Class Q
Company History SR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Eastleigh Works
To Service During 07/1939
Withdrawal w/e Sun 05/01/1964
Service Life 24 yrs, 6 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1939
RED   Redhill on 01/01/1948 (Snapshot)
3B   Three Bridges 9w/e 01/06/1948
NORW   Norwood Junction 7w/e 03/05/1949
75D   Horsham 4w/e 10/10/1955
75E   Three Bridges 5w/e 18/07/1959
     Withdrawn w/e 05/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 3Br Three Bridges 9w/e 01/06/1948
ALLOC NORW Norwood Junction 7w/e 03/05/1949
ALLOC 75D Horsham 3w/e 10/10/1955
ALLOC 75E Three Bridges 5w/e 18/07/1959
WDN   w/e 05/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/07/1959 Horsham MPD (Three Bridges) Horsham closed from 18th July and duties and engines shared between Brighton (30047/8/9/50/1) and Three Bridges (30544/5/6/7, 32463/9/70, 32522/6/41). Shunting is performed by a Guildford 350 H.P. Diesel. SLS/195909
04/11/1961 Eastleigh Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: D5000/3, D6530, E5008, 3733, 7782, 9629/77, 15211/34, 30051/7, 30480, 30543/7, 30830, 30921, 31808, 32343, 33028/33/40, 34015/49/57/63, 34103/10, 35010/27, 41206, 41324, 73020, 76059, 80145, 82013. Works Yard: 9732, 15233, 30120, 30859/, 34037/50/99, 76060/8, 92211. Scrap Yard: 30277, 30858, 31145, 31505. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1939 To Service To service as Southern Railway Number 547
Built at Eastleigh Works
   
01/01/1948 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Redhill (RED)    
01/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (3B )    
03/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Norwood Junction (NORW)    
08/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 30547    
10/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Horsham (75D)    
18/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Three Bridges (75E)    
05/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 30547    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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