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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2895 on 17/11/1938

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 321
To Service Fri 17/11/1938
Withdrawal Fri 30/04/1965
Service Life 26 yrs, 5 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
114   Oxley (New) on 17/11/1938
BAN   Banbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
OXY   Oxley m/e 30/04/1948
84K   Chester West 4w/e 17/06/1950
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 12/08/1950
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 31/08/1950
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 19/04/1952
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 3w/e 17/05/1952
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 10/08/1957
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 30/01/1960
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 06/04/1963
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 28/12/1963
88A   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 25/01/1964
86B   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 30/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BHD Birkenhead Mollington Street 4w/e 27/12/1947
ALLOC OXY Oxley m/e 30/04/1948
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 17/06/1950
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 12/08/1950
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 10/08/1957
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 06/04/1963
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 31/12/1963
ALLOC 88A Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 27/01/1964
ALLOC 86B Ebbw Junction (Newport) 3w/e 05/10/1964
WDN   5w/e 16/05/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during June included: Nos 1003, 1338, 1436/49, 1782, 2135, 2816/18/29/57/85/95, 2920/40, 3802, 4031/34/83, 4805, 4908/16/52/99. 5013/16/17/26/43/51/54/72/83, 5341/53/71/79, 5411, 5908/54/72/87/99, 6007/16, 6300/01/05/16, 6400, W.D. 77325, 77407, 79266. New work (June): Nos. 7010 OXF, 7012 NYA, 7013 PDN are all painted pea green and lined out in red, cream and grey, while No. 7014 is being painted G.W. green-they are all fitted with smokebox number plates. No. 6910 has been painted black and lined out in red, cream and grey -a smokebox number plate has been fitted, while No. 7007 has had the G.W. coat of arms transfer placed on each middle splasher. Works' pilots during the month were: Nos. 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 and D.E. 15105 PDN. Nos. 1196 an 1197 were noted cut-up in the concentration yard, early in the month. Locomotives painted in the new livery, apart from new construction include: Nos. 4091, 5010/21 (green) and No. 6025 (blue); it is under-stood that No. 6001 has also been painted blue. All locomotives in the new livery have smokebox number plates, the actual figures being in brass. No. 7009, although in G.W.R. livery, has a smokebox number plate, as has No. 6022. SLS/194808
08/10/1950 Swindon Works On the occasion of the visit on 8/10/50, interesting engines were 7925 Westol Hall (83G), 6770, 9429 (RSH.7566/50), 8464 (YEC.2457/50), 7926 (not painted), 7924 Thornycroft Hall; new construction included 7927-7929 an 6771 onwards. The stock shed contained 5 Portishead, 992, 1366/69/71, 2014/7, 2195, 2754, 2894/5, 3453, 3645, 3666, 3866, 4055, 4901/25/56, 5068, 5084, 5086, 5523, 5534, 5700, 5924, 6102/7, 6716, 6915, 6924, 7037 (no name), 7923 Speke Hall; there were two new tanks in the running shed, 8422 an 9428 (RSH.7565/50). On the dump were 46, 281, 294, 422, 428, 1747, 1919, 1949, 1989, 2006, 2022, 2047, 2064, 2716, 2794, 3386, and S. & M. 'Coal Engines' 8108 (8182 & 8236 partly dismantled). It is reported that 8463 (0-6-0T) has no works plate, and that 9427 is RSH. 7564/50, but it may not be generally known that the makers' plates are fixed only to the left side leading splashers on these engines. SLS/195012

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
17/11/1938 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2895
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Banbury (BAN)    
30/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (OXY)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
12/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
31/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
10/08/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
06/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88A)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86B)    
30/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 2895    
08/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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