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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 844 m/e 10/1918

Locomotive Specifics
Class 15
Company History CambR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
To Service During 10/1918
Withdrawal Sat 28/08/1954
Service Life 35 yrs, 10 mths , 29 dys
Total Mileage 753,885

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 09/10/1954 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1918
OSY   Oswestry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
89B   Brecon 4w/e 24/01/1953
89A   Oswestry 4w/e 18/04/1953
     Withdrawn on 28/08/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 89B Brecon 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   m/e 31/08/1954

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/05/1947 Oswestry MPD 0-6-0's Nos. 844, 849, 855, 884 and 887 were on the shed on 18/5; of these No. 849 had been repainted and was just ex. Stafford Road Works, but it was understood that No. 898 was due for withdrawal. 2-4-0T. No. 1308 was in the shed whilst No. 1196 was on the 'dead' road. 0-6-0ST. No. 680 was in the shops and No. 1331 was in the shed. SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1918 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 844
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oswestry (OSY)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (89B)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (89A)    
28/08/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 844    
09/10/1954 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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