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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4553 m/e 03/1915

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 45xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 201
Works Number 2610
To Service During 03/1915
Withdrawal Mon 08/12/1958
Service Life 43 yrs, 9 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Date Sold for Scrap 09/07/1959
Scrapping Hayes (Bridgend)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1915
PDK   Pembroke Dock 4w/e 16/11/1935
WTD   Whitland on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85A   Worcester 4w/e 16/07/1955
85B   Gloucester Horton Road m/e 16/06/1956
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 13/07/1957
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 07/09/1957
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 25/01/1958
83C   Exeter 4w/e 19/04/1958
83G   Penzance 4w/e 17/05/1958
83C   Exeter 4w/e 12/06/1958
83D   Laira 4w/e 09/08/1958
     Withdrawn on 08/12/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 83C Exeter 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 83G Penzance 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 83C Exeter 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   m/e 31/12/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1948 Swindon Works New Work November: Nos. 6761 DYD (3/11), 6762 (4/11), 6763 (10/11), 6764 (12/11), 6765 (26/11); 4169 (15/11); 6991 Acton Burnell Hall WES (22/11), 6992 Arborfield Hall (26/11); Nos. 4168 an 6760 PILL were both completed on 29/10. Locomotives entering Works 28/10/48 to 26/11/48: These included Nos. 184 (condemned), 1013/27, 1331, 1435, 1538 (condemned - at present being used as Works pilot), 1749 (condemned), *1867 (condemned), *2010, *2121, *2187, 2249, *2706, *2717 (both condemned), 2819/71/74/88/96, 2906/32/40/43/53, 3169/86, 3624/77, 3733, 3806/41/64, 3951, 4015/18/25/60/81/83/92/93, 4123, 4287, 4508/53/84, 4665/91, 4900/60, 5031/32/49/67, 5121 (condemned), 5128/77, 5345, 5406/11, 5537/44/48, 5689, 5744/72/81/94, 5801, 5926/67/89, 6021, 6146, 6382/88, 6407, 6715, 6835/43/52, 6915/35/40/47/50/59/61, 7760, 7808, 8751, **9019 (condemned), 9310, 9754, 'Austerity' 77380. *Open cab. **Fitted small 2,000 gallon tender (No. 1128 of 4/96). Nos. 6991/92 came out painted black and fully lined, While Nos. 4168/69, 6760/65 are black and unlined. The following have been painted black and fully lined:-Nos. 4966/96, 5967/92, 6922/40/50 while Nos. 1362, 2194, 2252, 2840, 3685/96, 3811, 4290, 5214, 5384, 5563, 7234, 7716/64, 8768/77, 9310 an 9711 are painted black, but not lined. Nos. 3720 an 7702 have 'G.W.R.' on the tank sides and are fitted with smokebox numberplates. No. 6009 has been fitted with a new standard cast iron smokebox num-berplate, in place of the former smaller brass one, all locomotives leaving Works are now fitted with smokebox numberplates. Locomotives noted with top feed boilers:-Nos. 3624/85/96, 5772/81, 5801, 7702/16/64, 8710/68/77, 9745. SLS/194901
31/05/1959 Swindon Works (Scrapyard) Scrapyard1401/23/9/37/56/7/57, 2254, 2812/23/5/30/3, 4200/26/61, 4377, 4540/53/84, 5315/55/82/6/8/90, 5566, 5703/8/33/43, 5810, 6318/22/8/31/4/54, 6409/28, 6721/3/7/43, 7738. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1915 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4553
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2610
   
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Pembroke Dock (PDK)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Whitland (WTD)    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Penzance (83G)    
12/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
08/12/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 4553    

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