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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4243 m/e 02/1916

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 2633
To Service During 02/1916
Withdrawal Thu 14/05/1964
Service Life 48 yrs, 3 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1916
ABEEG   Aberbeeg on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 23/04/1949
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 16/05/1953
86F   Tondu 4w/e 21/02/1959
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 28/09/1963
88H   Tondu 4w/e 30/11/1963
86G   Pontypool Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ABEEG Aberbeeg 4w/e 14/06/1947
ALLOC STJ Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 23/04/1949
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 86F Tondu 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 88H Tondu 4w/e 30/11/1963
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 3w/e 04/05/1964
WDN   on 14/05/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1916 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4243
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2633
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberbeeg (ABEEG)    
23/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
21/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (86F)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (88H)    
04/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
14/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4243    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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