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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2827 m/e 02/1907

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 160
Works Number 2164
To Service During 02/1907
Withdrawal Mon 11/08/1958
Service Life 51 yrs, 6 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 13/06/1959 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1907
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84C   Banbury 4w/e 09/08/1952
84C   Banbury 7w/e 31/08/1952
82D   Westbury 4w/e 03/11/1956
     Withdrawn on 11/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OXF Oxford 4w/e 09/08/1947
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 82D Westbury 4w/e 03/11/1956
WDN   m/e 31/08/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during May included: 111, 1336, 1716, 1796, 2046, 2061, 2266, 2458, 2651, 2777, 2780, 2827, 2834, 2870, 2924, 2987, 3032, 3044, 3046, 3341, 3364, 3382, 3625, 3711, 3837, 3855, 4079, 4083, 4086, 4297, 4706, 4901, 4921, 4943, 4974, 4976, 4994, 4996, 5005, 5007,, 5029, 5044, 5050, 5092, 5322, 5326, 5392, 5937, 5963, 6117, 6342, 6383, 6906, 6929, 6955, 6964, 6969, 7210 and 9755. SLS/194708
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811
09/08/1958 Cardiff Canton MPD - stored locomotives 2805/16/27, 90238/524. SLS/195810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2827
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2164
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
31/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (82D)    
11/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 2827    
13/06/1959 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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