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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
GWR 4706 m/e 03/1923

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 47xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
To Service During 03/1923
Withdrawal During 02/1964
Scrapping During 04/1964
Service Life 40 yrs, 11 mths , 3 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
83D Laira 4w/e 01/11/1952
82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
81C Southall 4w/e 06/10/1962
81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 28/09/1963
   Withdrawn m/e 02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SPM St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 29/09/1963
WDN   5w/e 30/03/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1923 To Service To service as GWR Number 4706
Built at Swindon Works 		   
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
12/11/1961 Sightings Swindon Works visit: Around the Works - "A" shop. SLS 1/1962 Link
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4706    

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