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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2832 m/e 04/1911
Great Western Railway (Oil) 4806 m/e 11/1946
Great Western Railway (Coal) 2832 m/e 04/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 181
Works Number 2391
To Service During 04/1911
Withdrawal Mon 16/11/1959
Service Life 48 yrs, 7 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1911
LLY   Llanelli on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
OXY   Oxley 4w/e 23/04/1949
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 29/11/1952
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 8w/e 26/03/1955
     Withdrawn on 16/11/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OXY Oxley 4w/e 23/04/1949
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 26/03/1955
WDN   m/e 30/11/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1946 Converted to oil burnng
04/1949 Oil burning equipment removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/02/1961 Swindon Works (Dump) Gas Works Sidings: 1502/9, 1603/52, 3638/49, 3704, 4203, 5103/10/76, 6752/3/61/76, 7740, 8406/76, 9400/14/47/9/58, 9795. Stock Shed Yard: 1361/4, 1410/33/54, 4644, 5920, 6158, 6336, 7410/3, 7761, 8473. Triangle: 1366, 2227, 3799, 4170, 4287, 4587, 4978, 5207, 5519, 6425, 6864, 6979, 7704/76, 8457. Works Yard: 1014/25, 1625/9, 2207, 2516, 4099, 4701, 4902/15/81/5, 5025, 6003, 6131, 6945/53/61, 7000/20, 7325, 7775/94, 7902, 8454, 9481, 9701/49, 18000, 78000/8, L.T.E. L91. 'A' Shop: D604, D800/9/11/8/20/66-70, D1000-5, D2187-92, D3000/27, D3182, D6301/3/5, 7, 1017, 3806, 4073/4, 4128/31/48, 4274, 4574, 4919/24/7/30/5/54, 5008/19/27/9/32/68/71, 5900/23/72/85/6, 6023/7/9, 6122/44/7, 6368, 6822/51, 6917/29/36/51, 7033, 7908, 15100/4, 70024, 82032/9, 92232. Dump: 1601/2/10/20/59, 2813/9/32, 4550/9/94, 5331/91, 5510/4, 6333/52, 6775, 8419, 9462. 'C' Shop: 1616/44, 2846, 4281, 6382. SLS/196104
12/11/1961 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) 'A' Shop: D603, D825/32/56, D1000-12, D2175-7, D2383/4, D3032, D6320, 1010/15/24, 2832, 4003/82/92/5, 4706, 4903/18/32/76/89, 5073/8/87/96/8, 5974/6, 6014/26/8, 6345, 6826/45, 6909/33/55/81, 7015/21/2/34, 7232, 7322 (being cut up), 7805, 7915, 9400, 13115, 13353/5/62, 15100, 73027, 82004/35, 92233/41/5. Works Sidings: L90, 8, 1006/23, 2215, 3838/9, 4075/83, 4207, 4945, 5071, 5950/98, 6019, 6309/29/38, 6820, 6915/64, 7002, 7901/17, 8787, 9705, 75005, 78008, 92212. Triangle: 1606/15, 4563/5, 5039, 5538, 6415, 6993, 7417, 7787, 8772, 9739. Dump: 1433, 5332, 6700, 8706, 9745/9. 'C' Shop: 6392, 7775 intact. Outside Stock Shed: 5815, 6357, 6900. Weigh House: 5938/55. Outside Weigh House: D831/53, D6303, D7010. Works Shunters: 5756/80, 7756, 8721/62. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1911 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2832
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2391
   
05/1946 Modification Modification: Converted to oil burnng    
11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4806    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Llanelli (LLY)    
04/1949 Modification Modification: Oil burning equipment removed    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 2832    
23/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (OXY)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
16/11/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 2832    
04/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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