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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2230 on 31/10/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 337
To Service Thu 31/10/1940
Withdrawal Thu 18/01/1962
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 31/10/1940
EXE   Exeter on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83B   Taunton 4w/e 13/07/1957
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/06/1958
84C   Banbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
82C   Swindon 4w/e 08/08/1959
81E   Didcot 4w/e 26/03/1960
     Withdrawn on 18/01/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 08/08/1959
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 26/03/1960
WDN   m/e 31/01/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1422/53, 2053, 2230/33, 2414, 2805/10/25, 2915/30/34/35, 3421, 3610, 3709, 3824/48/58, 4017/19/50/89/92/99, 4248/57, 4500/24/50/74/75, 4706, 4906/09/37/63/64, 5037,91/95, 5314, 5900/06124/30/41/60/64/81, 6009/21/26, 6119/24/34/51/62/68, 6313/56/72/98, 6806/63, 6918, 7003, 7321, W.D. 77000, 78607, 79283/288. W.D. No. 77060/145/280/335, 78624 an 79244 have had their tenders removed and were taken to the stock shed on 25/3, where they are now stored. Works' pilots have been: Nos. 198, 1713/53, 2781 an 15102 PDN. New Work 30/4: 15102 PDN (being run in as Works' pilot); 6990; 9662 NPT, 9663 TN, 9664 NPT, 9665, 9666 NEA; 7008 being nearly complete. Engines condemned during April included: Nos. 302 an 3408 SLS/194806
04/03/1962 Swindon Works (Dump) Triangle: 1435, 3636, 4123/6, 4929, 5167, 5509/11/49, 6152/3/66, 6348, 7421, 7796, 8441, 8700/79, 9738. Works Yard: D3437, 1009/21/7, 3809/49, 4093, 4632, 4905/44, 5924, 6006, 6408, 6820, 6965/7, 7002/4/27/37, 7306, 8489/94, 8721/33/62/75, 9460, 9765. Weigh House: 5967. 'C' Shop: 8735, 9416. Dump: 1642, 2205/6/30/88, 4207, 5069, 5770, 7771/2, 8451, 8768, 9454/74, 9720. 'A' Shop: D600/2/3, D808, D1002-17, D2182-6, D3035, D3354/6/60/6/97, D3425, D4009, D6315/23/37, 8, 1013/5/9/28, 2516, 2859/73/6, 3440, 4003, 4286, 4920/50, 5026/43/56, 5990/1, 6012, 6821/7/39, 6906/13/36/50/71/3/93, 7001/3/6/13/26, 7226, 7320/37, 7918, 9400, 82040, 92222/37. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/10/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2230
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exeter (EXE)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
08/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
26/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
18/01/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 2230    
04/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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