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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3847 on 08/05/1942

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 346
To Service Tue 08/05/1942
Withdrawal Tue 17/03/1964
Service Life 21 yrs, 10 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 08/05/1942
OXF   Oxford on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 8w/e 11/07/1953
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 11/07/1959
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 06/10/1962
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 29/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 17/03/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 23/03/1957
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   5w/e 30/03/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/05/1942 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3847
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxford (OXF)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
17/03/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 3847    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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