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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4279 m/e 05/1920

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 213
Works Number 2859
To Service During 05/1920
Withdrawal Wed 15/01/1964
Service Life 43 yrs, 8 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964 at Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1920
NEA   Neath (Court Sart) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 18/06/1960
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 15/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 18/06/1960
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   4w/e 27/01/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1961 Caerphilly Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1420/71, 1506, 1651/68 3702, 4242/65/79/98, 5232, 5618, 6115/45, 6684, 8464/9/86, 9420/57, 9671, 9710, 92221/9. Works Yard: 3682, 3797, 4690, 6108, 9489, 9639, 92238. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1920 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4279
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2859
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
15/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4279    
05/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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