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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
1617 |
on |
14/12/1949 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
F. Hawksworth |
| Class |
16xx |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Wheels |
0-6-0PT |
| Builder |
Swindon Works |
| Order Number |
381 |
| To Service |
Wed 14/12/1949 to Oxford (OXF) |
| Withdrawal |
Wed 13/11/1963 |
| Service Life |
13 yrs, 10 mths , 30 dys |
| Total Mileage |
218,684 |
Disposal
| Scrapping |
During 03/1964 |
|
Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| OXF |
|
Oxford (New) |
on |
14/12/1949 |
| 85C |
|
Hereford |
4w/e |
16/05/1953 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
on |
13/11/1963 |
SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| NEW |
OXF |
Oxford |
m/e |
31/12/1949 |
| ALLOC |
85C |
Hereford |
4w/e |
16/05/1953 |
| WDN |
|
|
4w/e |
30/11/1963 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 14/12/1949 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1617
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Oxford (OXF) |
|
|
| 16/05/1953 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Hereford (85C) |
|
|
| 13/11/1963 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1617 |
|
|
| 03/1964 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
|
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