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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2929 on 10/10/1907

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/10/1907 SAINT STEPHEN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Saint
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 170
Works Number 2277
To Service Tue 10/10/1907 to Cardiff Canton (CDF)
Withdrawal Tue 20/12/1949 off Bristol Bath Road (BRD)
Service Life 42 yrs, 2 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
CDF   Cardiff Canton (New) on 10/10/1907
BRD   Bristol Bath Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 20/12/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN BRD Bristol Bath Road m/e 31/12/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1910 D2 boiler fitted
03/1911 D4 boiler fitted
08/1912 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during January included: Nos. 198, 250, 1009, 1531, 2793, 2859/80/99, 2929/51, 3011/12/44, 3800/07/09/14, 4076/83/87, 4375, 4408, 4542/61,.4854, 4917/87, 5000/01/19/22/30/33/35/48/65/69/75/91/99, 5928/39/46/58/77/94, 6000/03/17/22, 6357/80, 6821/23/62/74, 6906/32, 7001/07, 7308, 9083, W.D. 77005/58/64, 78543/714/717, 79226/34 an 79303. Engines condemned during the same period included Nos. 242, 504, an 3585. Works pilots recently have been: Nos. 198, 905, 1713, an 1781, while 3561 has been on the carriage side. New work: Nos. 6981 , 6982 and 6983 were completed on 20/1, 26/1, and 3/2 respectively; the construction of the 0-6-0 Diesel-electric shunters (Lot 364) is now under way, and the engine of the first one has been mounted on the frames. The first engine to be lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and to bear the prefix 'W' in yellow paint, under the numberplate was No. 4946 , which was ex Works on 8/1 (right-hand side only) and later emerged with both sides done on 16/1. Additional locomotives leaving the Works have been dealt with in various styles, as follows: Nos. 4100, 4217, an 5514 with 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' on the tank sides and prefixed with a yellow 'W' (Subsequently to 26/1, all prefixes have been in white paint). Nos. 1017, 4062, 4084, 4087, an 4951 were lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and prefixed 'W'; 2880, 5388, 5529, an 6736 with plain tenders and tanks and prefixed with a 'W,' while 2830 carried 'G.W.R.' on the tender and prefixed 'W.' On 23/1 No. 7007 had the old nameplates removed and was renamed Great Western, and on 30/1 No. 7001 emerged from the Works renamed Sir James Milne, with the tender bearing 'G.W.R.' and crest; the number had not been prefixed. All W.D.'s now entering the Works have had the Westinghouse pump removed, presumably at the running sheds SLS/194803

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/10/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2929, name: SAINT STEPHEN
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2277
Allocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)
   
03/1910 Modification Modification: D2 boiler fitted    
03/1911 Modification Modification: D4 boiler fitted    
08/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
20/12/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 2929 from Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    

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