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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4991 m/e 02/1931

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1931 COBHAM HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 268
To Service During 02/1931
Withdrawal Sat 28/12/1963
Service Life 32 yrs, 10 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1931
NA   Newton Abbot 4w/e 16/11/1935
TR   Truro 4w/e 08/02/1936
LA   Laira on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84A   Stafford Road 4w/e 09/08/1952
84A   Stafford Road 7w/e 31/08/1952
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 25/11/1953
83B   Taunton 4w/e 25/02/1956
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 06/10/1962
82C   Swindon 4w/e 29/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 28/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OXY Oxley 4w/e 12/07/1947
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   4w/e 31/12/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Swindon Works New Work December: Nos. 6766 NEA (8/12), 6767 (21/12), 6768 (23/12); 6993 Arthog Hall WEY (4/12), 6994 Baggrave Hall EXE (9/12), 6995 Benthall Hall TN (17/12). Nos. 6993-95 are painted black and fully lined, while Nos. 6766-68 are black and unlined. Locomotives entering Works 29/11/48 to 24/12/48: These included Nos. 62 (condemned), 71 (condemned), 301 (condemned)-re-numbered from 201, 1020/21/22/24, 1400/07/44, 2068, 2414, 2833/37/94, 3430/31 (both condemned), 3614/74/82, 3724, 3808/17/21/38/59/64, 4038/39/80/90, 4087, 4112/50, 4274, 4353 (condemned), 4506/14/63/70/87, 4700, 4920/91, 5002/34/41/45/47/70/87, 5022, 5103, 5351/59/97, 5412/22, 5522/32, 5708/12, 5913/19/56/59/95, 6010/12/23, 6100/48/54, 6323/24/39/85, 6423, 6856, 6930/39/66, 7200/20/22, 7401, 7727, 9306, 9601/06. (4150 and 5022 were the locomotives that were involved in the Lapworth accident). On 16/12 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 2906, 3012/15/17/18/23/41/44, 3453, 4017, 4168/69, 4914, 5153/83. Additional locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 5926 an 6947. 'Austerity' No. 77380 has been fitted with a smokebox numberplate (the first 'Austerity' to be so fitted here). 'Austerity' 2-8-0's to be fitted with standard G.W.R. fittings, which include Wakefield lubricator, G.W. type stuffing box and fountain, whistles, injectors, top feed and fire iron compartment, were ex Swindon Works as follows:-Nos. 77000 (19/5/48). 77027 (24/3/48), 77165 (13/4/48), 77291 (10/12/47), 77429 (9/6/48), 78542 (12/11/47), 79226 (6/9/48), 79278 (28/11/47). Frames are being cut for Lot 373. which, it is understood, is for some 0-6-0PT's with outside Walschaerts valve gear. SLS/194902
31/05/1949 Swindon Works New Work May: Nos. 7018 Drysllwyn Castle (originally intended to have been named Cranbrook Castle) LDR (24/5), 7019 Fowey Castle BRD (27/5), *7020 Gloucester Castle (31/5); *9682 (6/5). *Not allocated. Nos. 7018-20 are painted dark green and lined. Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle and 7022 were nearly complete on 2/6; while on the same day No. 1500 had the motion, wheels, boiler and cab erected, No. 1501 cylinders, etc., erected, No. 1502 frames only and Nos. 7023/24 frames and cylinders only. Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. p23 (Petrol), 100A1, 1017, 1419/43, 2061 (closed cab), 2212/14/61/91, 2568, 2800/03/24/76/78/90, 3010/32, 3102/64/74, 3815/24/35, 4052/58/73/82, 4224, 4377, 4516/28/39, 4676, 4805/11/55/57 (for re-conversion to coal-burning), 4903/13/33/67/91/94, 5003/09/36/43/46/60/66/93/98, 5142, 5325/62, 5406, 5503/07/43/51, 5755/75/77, 5925/34/75/82, 6000/10/11/14, 6162/63 (both fitted with deconcentrating gear), 6346/57/62/73, 6710/16/24/31, 6823/40/61/68/73, 6931/36/43, 7222, 7321, 7704/90/94, 7806/07, 8701/41, 9613, 9700/10, 70836, 90357, 1299. Condemned: Nos. 277, 2756/89 (all acting as Works pilots), 30, 280 (still retains original boiler and has round topped tanks), 3400/43, 3577 (open cab), 5117. Nos. 6105/30 have had the footsteps set further inwards. No. E1299 failed here with a hot box on 11/5, after having worked the Grimsby fish train. Nos. 2863 (ex 4805) and 2853 (ex 4810) have been re-converted to coal-burning. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1015, 4949/86 an 5973. Nos. 1015, 5074 and 6936 have received tenders with the new crest. Lining: Commencing with No. 5069 (ex Works 12/5), all locomotives painted dark green or black and fully lined are having the cylinders lined out with two red I' vertical bands at both ends. In addition No. 5069 also had the cleating bands lined, but subsequent locomotives (including No. 7018) have not had this done. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4991, name: COBHAM HALL
Built at Swindon Works
   
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (NA)    
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Truro (TR)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Laira (LA)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
31/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
25/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
28/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 4991    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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