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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2888 on 17/03/1938
Great Western Railway (Oil) 4850 m/e 12/1946
Great Western Railway (Coal) 2888 m/e 09/1948

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 321
To Service Mon 17/03/1938
Withdrawal Mon 18/02/1963
Service Life 24 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 17/03/1938
107   Llanelli 4w/e 01/12/1945
LLY   Llanelli on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
PPRD   Pontypool Road on 14/10/1948
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 24/01/1953
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 06/09/1958
84B   Oxley 4w/e 21/02/1959
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 18/04/1959
84B   Oxley 4w/e 22/04/1961
84C   Banbury 4w/e 02/12/1961
     Withdrawn on 18/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LLY Llanelli 4w/e 01/12/1945
ALLOC PPRD Pontypool Road on 14/10/1948
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 22/04/1961
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 02/12/1961
WDN   w/e 23/02/1963
WDN 65   4w/e 09/03/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1945 Converted to oil burnng
09/1948 Oil burning equipment removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1945 Swindon Works Locos entering works during October, 1945: 2184, 2206, 2530/41, 2638, 2805/14/72/3/82/8, 2915/33/46, 3025/36, 3656, 3810/3/66, 4016/7/32/40/4154/618/96, 4517/51/64/80, 4603/17/41/53/65, 4704, 4818/31/6, 4925/9/47, 5065/84, 5208/37, 5312/56/81, 5422, 5508/22/66/72, 5718/23, 5902/21/4/8/9/64 6000/6/9/24, 6116, 6378/9, 6437, 6732/9, 6955, 7214, 7719/26/40, 8741/6, 9304/17, 9702/64. L.M.S. 8402/6/14. L.N.E. K3 17. SLS/194602
30/11/1948 Swindon Works New Work November: Nos. 6761 DYD (3/11), 6762 (4/11), 6763 (10/11), 6764 (12/11), 6765 (26/11); 4169 (15/11); 6991 Acton Burnell Hall WES (22/11), 6992 Arborfield Hall (26/11); Nos. 4168 an 6760 PILL were both completed on 29/10. Locomotives entering Works 28/10/48 to 26/11/48: These included Nos. 184 (condemned), 1013/27, 1331, 1435, 1538 (condemned - at present being used as Works pilot), 1749 (condemned), *1867 (condemned), *2010, *2121, *2187, 2249, *2706, *2717 (both condemned), 2819/71/74/88/96, 2906/32/40/43/53, 3169/86, 3624/77, 3733, 3806/41/64, 3951, 4015/18/25/60/81/83/92/93, 4123, 4287, 4508/53/84, 4665/91, 4900/60, 5031/32/49/67, 5121 (condemned), 5128/77, 5345, 5406/11, 5537/44/48, 5689, 5744/72/81/94, 5801, 5926/67/89, 6021, 6146, 6382/88, 6407, 6715, 6835/43/52, 6915/35/40/47/50/59/61, 7760, 7808, 8751, **9019 (condemned), 9310, 9754, 'Austerity' 77380. *Open cab. **Fitted small 2,000 gallon tender (No. 1128 of 4/96). Nos. 6991/92 came out painted black and fully lined, While Nos. 4168/69, 6760/65 are black and unlined. The following have been painted black and fully lined:-Nos. 4966/96, 5967/92, 6922/40/50 while Nos. 1362, 2194, 2252, 2840, 3685/96, 3811, 4290, 5214, 5384, 5563, 7234, 7716/64, 8768/77, 9310 an 9711 are painted black, but not lined. Nos. 3720 an 7702 have 'G.W.R.' on the tank sides and are fitted with smokebox numberplates. No. 6009 has been fitted with a new standard cast iron smokebox num-berplate, in place of the former smaller brass one, all locomotives leaving Works are now fitted with smokebox numberplates. Locomotives noted with top feed boilers:-Nos. 3624/85/96, 5772/81, 5801, 7702/16/64, 8710/68/77, 9745. SLS/194901

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/03/1938 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2888
Built at Swindon Works
   
11/1945 Modification Modification: Converted to oil burnng    
01/12/1945 Allocation      
12/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4850    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Llanelli (LLY)    
09/1948 Modification Modification: Oil burning equipment removed    
09/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 2888    
14/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
21/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
22/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
02/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
18/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 2888    
06/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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