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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4701 m/e 01/1922

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 47xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 221
To Service During 01/1922
Withdrawal Tue 17/09/1963
Service Life 41 yrs, 8 mths , 17 dys
Total Mileage 1,574,263

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1922
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81C   Southall 4w/e 03/11/1962
81A   Old Oak Common 2w/e 17/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 17/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 03/11/1962
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 2w/e 17/11/1962
WDN   4w/e 29/09/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during August included: 992, 1004, 1758, 2023, 2280, 2289, 2409, 2568, 2818, 2833, 2886, 3170, 3375, 3582, 3845, 4015, 4021, 4049, 4055, 4082, 4701, 4800, 4924, 4931, 4945, 4957, 4989, 5006, 5049, 5056, 5069, 5084, 5088, 5094, 5318, 5337, 5347, 5353, 5370, 5913, 5922, 5923, 5940, 5962, 6333, 6909, 6931, an 6965. 2-8-0's which have recently been converted to oil-burning were ex Works as follows: Nos. 4809 (2845) 11/8, 4810 (2853) 13/8, 4857 (3831) 16/8 and 4811 (2847) 20/8. The construction of Lot 366 is under way and No. 6971 (coal-burning) is nearing completion. (16/9). SLS/194710
19/02/1961 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Gas Works Sidings: 1502/9, 1603/52, 3638/49, 3704, 4203, 5103/10/76, 6752/3/61/76, 7740, 8406/76, 9400/14/47/9/58, 9795. Stock Shed Yard: 1361/4, 1410/33/54, 4644, 5920, 6158, 6336, 7410/3, 7761, 8473. Triangle: 1366, 2227, 3799, 4170, 4287, 4587, 4978, 5207, 5519, 6425, 6864, 6979, 7704/76, 8457. Works Yard: 1014/25, 1625/9, 2207, 2516, 4099, 4701, 4902/15/81/5, 5025, 6003, 6131, 6945/53/61, 7000/20, 7325, 7775/94, 7902, 8454, 9481, 9701/49, 18000, 78000/8, L.T.E. L91. 'A' Shop: D604, D800/9/11/8/20/66-70, D1000-5, D2187-92, D3000/27, D3182, D6301/3/5, 7, 1017, 3806, 4073/4, 4128/31/48, 4274, 4574, 4919/24/7/30/5/54, 5008/19/27/9/32/68/71, 5900/23/72/85/6, 6023/7/9, 6122/44/7, 6368, 6822/51, 6917/29/36/51, 7033, 7908, 15100/4, 70024, 82032/9, 92232. Dump: 1601/2/10/20/59, 2813/9/32, 4550/9/94, 5331/91, 5510/4, 6333/52, 6775, 8419, 9462. 'C' Shop: 1616/44, 2846, 4281, 6382. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1922 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4701
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
17/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
17/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 4701    
08/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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