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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5264 on 18/03/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 329
To Service Mon 18/03/1940
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 24 yrs, 5 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 18/03/1940
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86J   Aberdare m/e 16/06/1956
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 13/07/1957
86H   Aberbeeg 4w/e 13/08/1960
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction on 17/06/1963
87A   Neath (Court Sart) on 26/07/1963
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86J Aberdare 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 86H Aberbeeg 4w/e 13/08/1960
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 27/07/1963
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
11/10/1964 Swindon Works (C shop area) Erecting shop: D602, D806/15/7/32/7/43/9, D1006/16/24/32/58/60/72, D3025/32/190/807/20/966, D6335/52/6, D7017/46/63, 2210, 6823/7, 6951, 7924/9, 42945/75, 43001/112/20/37, 73034, 92223, D9515/6 Painted, D9517-20 Cabs, D9521-7 Motors, D9528/9 Frames; PWM653; C shop area: NCB 67 (ex-TVR) and 6000 still awaiting movement to Stratford; 2818, 3748, 4626, 5264, 5602, 6010, 6824/73, 8401/18, 9484, 9752, 43003, 60809/12/56/87/916/22/32/41/5, 78009; Outside Erecting shop: 7803, 43012; Turntable area: D830/60, D1010/20, D3437, D7022/7/64, 4659, 8405/9, 9425, 9454, 42954; Stored Stock shed: 1010/2/4, 3702, 4569, 4916, 5963/75, 6804, 73012 SLS/196411
20/12/1964 Swindon Works (Dump: ble area) 'A' Shop: D9525-9541, D603, D803/7/8/14, D820/7, D830, D853/9, D860/3/6, D1000/57, D3039, D3196, D3743/5/61, D3808/15, D3822, D6307/26/30/8/53, D7005/14, L95, 42975, 43003/12/112. Weigh House: D1037. 'C' Shop: 5257, 8401 remains. Triangle: 7023 in steam. Turntable area: 4659, 7782, 8405/9, 9425/57, 42945, 92223. Dump: 2818, 3685, 4626, 5264, 5602, 6010, 6824, 6873, 7327, 8418, 9484, 9752, 78009. SLS/196502

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
18/03/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5264
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
13/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86H)    
17/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
26/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5264    
01/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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