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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4065 m/e 12/1922
Great Western Railway (Renum) 5085 m/e 07/1939

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1922 EVESHAM ABBEY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Star
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Star12/1922
Castle (4-6-0)13/07/1939
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 217
Works Number 2919
To Service During 12/1922
Withdrawal Fri 14/02/1964 off St Philips Marsh (82B)
Service Life 41 yrs, 2 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Hayes (Bridgend)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2729 07/1939 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2447 02/09/1941 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2673 29/09/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2585 18/03/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2814 03/05/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4002 10/01/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2588 25/11/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4014 03/12/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4036 14/06/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2900 15/04/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2749 11/10/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2384 27/04/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2536 15/05/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4117 11/07/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4081 26/04/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2924 10/05/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4013 20/05/1962 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1922
PDN   Old Oak Common on 13/07/1939
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82A   Bristol Bath Road m/e 10/1952
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 04/10/1952
82B   St Philips Marsh on 16/09/1960
     Stored (St Philips Marsh) on 13/02/1962
81D   Reading (W.R.) (Reinstated) on 11/08/1962
87A   Neath (Court Sart) on 03/11/1962
87F   Llanelli (on loan) on 09/02/1963
82B   St Philips Marsh on 09/03/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/02/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 04/10/1952
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 10/09/1960
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 11/08/1962
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 03/11/1962
LOAN 87F Llanelli 4w/e 09/02/1963
EXLOAN 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 09/03/1963
WDN   4w/e 24/02/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/07/1939 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6677)
03/05/1945 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6629)
10/01/1947 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6681)
25/11/1948 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4610)
08/08/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6670)
20/05/1952 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6688)
11/10/1955 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6613)
27/08/1957 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6681)
15/05/1959 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6655)
26/04/1961 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6675)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 25/06/1941 05/09/1941 73 days Intermediate Tender number 2447 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
112938
Swindon Works 23/08/1943 02/10/1943 41 days Intermediate Tender number 2673 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
222590
Swindon Works 24/03/1945 03/05/1945 41 days General Boiler number 6629 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2814 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
298709
Swindon Works 03/12/1946 10/01/1947 39 days Intermediate Boiler number 6681 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4002 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
395988
Swindon Works 21/10/1948 25/11/1948 36 days Intermediate Boiler number 4610 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2588 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
494463
Swindon Works 19/06/1950 08/08/1950 51 days Heavy General Boiler number 6670 (Diagram HB)
591512
Swindon Works 26/03/1952 20/05/1952 56 days Heavy General Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
683016
Swindon Works 03/03/1954 15/04/1954 44 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 2900 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
777242
Swindon Works 29/08/1955 11/10/1955 44 days Heavy General Boiler number 6613 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2749 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
867339
Swindon Works 27/03/1957 27/08/1957 154 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6681 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2384 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
962637
Swindon Works 05/02/1959 15/05/1959 100 days Heavy General Boiler number 6655 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2536 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
1046883
Swindon Works 03/03/1961 26/04/1961 55 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6675 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4081 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
1146004
Swindon Works 02/05/1961 10/05/1961 9 days Unclassified Tender number 2924 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1946 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during December included the following: 100, 1943, 2132, 2792, 2809, 2825, 2837, 2840, 2844, 2851, 2891, 2912, 2955, 2980, 2989, 3016, 3026, 3040, 3804, 3829, 3838, 3865, 4025, 4038, 4059, 4080, 4704, 4950, 4955, 5001, 5023, 5039, 5060, 5063, 5079, 5083, 5085, 5349, 5374, 5376, 5380, 5926, 5956, 5961, 6009, 6029, 6333, 6354, 6929, 6933, 6935, 6956, 7320, and W.D. 77001. Works' pilots during the same period have included: 200, 207, 242, 1731, 1732, 1761, 2723, and 2773. Practically all 57XX going through the works are now receiving a top-feed boiler. Locos. noted recently so altered are: 3766, 6709, 8711, 8753, and 8780 NEA (the latter was seen at Paddington on 28/12, working empty stock!). 5083 Bath Abbey ('Castle') is an oil burner with large tender having different shape fuel tanks. New 'Counties' reported are: 1020 (SRD), 1021 (PDN), and 1022 (LA) SLS/194702
31/10/1948 Swindon Works New work October: Nos. 7438 DG (4/10), 7439 LLY (12/10); 4165 TYS (7/10), 4166 (15/10), 4167 (22/10), whilst under construction were:-Nos. *4168/69, 6760-69 (6760/61 were almost complete on 27/10). These will be followed by Nos. 6991-99 and 7900 under Lot 368. *It is understood that Nos. 4170-79 will not be built at present. Locomotives entering Works October: These included Nos. 259 (condemned)-this is the last Barry Rly. Class 'B' to retain the original boiler, 783 (condemned), 1023/26, 1362, 1745 (condemned), 2166-this is the last of .the class to retain a boiler with a round-topped firebox. The boiler also carries a rather unusual type of safety valve, upon which are mounted the whistles, 2243/52, 2709 (condemned), 2804/48/65, 2928 (condemned), 2989 (condemned), 3005/13/39/46 (all condemned), 3104/87, 3335 (condemned), 3341, 3376 (condemned), 3445 (condemned), 3811/33, 4048, 4118, 4290, 4502/29/83, 4918/32/66/93/96, 5007/38/40/69/81/83/85/91, 5111, 5214/33, 5320/40 (both condemned), 5364/84, 5530/63, 5965/74/92, 6004/09/27, 6116/37/44, 6319/30/53/55/76, 6436, 6817, 6908/22/77, 7000/17, 7215/34, 7300, 9300, 9711/45. Nos. 4160-65 came out in standard G.W. green (unlined) and lettered 'British Railways'; 4166/67 black (fully lined), but not lettered; 7430-38 standard G.W. green (unlined), but not lettered, while No. 7439 came out black, being neither lined nor lettered. The following have been repainted black, fully lined, but not lettered: Nos. 4166/67, 4975, 5955, 6908/16 while Nos. 3826/61, 4128, 4280, 4532, 5183, 5207, 6393 an 7439 are also black, but are neither lined nor lettered.
Locomotives fitted with smokebox numberplates during October included:-Nos. 1991, 2144, 2838, 3826/61/64, 4088, 4128/66/67, 4280, 4532, 4639, 4975, 5015, 5183, 5207, 5375, 5951/55, 6340/71/93, 6406, 6908/16, 7439, 7730, 7818, 9730. 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 77026, 77200 an 79239 have been noted ex repair, by Armstrong Whitworth's; they were painted black and had large Gill Sans numerals. After acting as Works' pilots, Nos. 1730 an 2755 have now been finally withdrawn.
SLS/194812
03/08/1963 August Bank Holiday Saturday at Shrewsbury I (C. H. Rodway. - SLS) decided that on August Bank Holiday Saturday this year to visit Shrewsbury to see how much steam working was left on Express Passenger Trains. Having not been to Shrewsbury for two years I was particularly anxious to film some steam engines working whilst there was still a chance. I was agreeably surprised to find, despite dieselisation, a considerable amount of steam was on long distance passenger trains.
In the main most of the steam hauled passenger trains were being worked by Halls or Granges and the trains off the Crewe line were, as two years ago, a mixed bag. The first Class 8P of the day was 46248 City of Leeds which arrived on the 8-22 a.m. Manchester-Penzance. The pacific came off and was replaced by D821. The next train in, off the Crewe line, was the 8-45 a.m. Liverpool to Kingswear which arrived behind 45417 of Cricklewood. The Class 5 was detached and the substitute was the only Castle of the day. This was 5085 Evesham Abbey and was in a rather grimy condition. Another Class 5 which was a bit off its beaten track was 45302 of Northampton which arrived on the 9-15 a.m. Blackpool to Cardiff.
Two Britannia Class 7Ps were seen, 70054 Dornoch Firth which was on the 9-20 a.m. Liverpool-Plymouth and 70052 Firth of Tay which took the 7-35 a.m. Cardiff-Blackpool forward from Shrewsbury. Only one 'Royal Scot' was observed, this was 46141 on the 10-25 a.m. Manchester-Bournemouth and it proceded to some point south of Shrewsbury. However, it could not have gone far as it returned on the 9-28 a.m. Bournemouth-Liverpool/Manchester. Shortly after this engine had passed on its return journey the second pacific put in an appearance, this was 46256 Sir William Stanier, F.R.S. which worked the 9-18 a.m. Exmouth-Manchester forward from Shrewsbury.
The only County observed was 1013 County of Dorset which arrived on the 7-30 a.m. Paignton-Manchester 11 minutes early. The County was replaced by Jubilee 45590, one of the two seen working passenger trains, the other being 45591 which took the 12-10 Paddington-Birkenhead forward from Shrewsbury. 45699 Galatea was incidentally the station pilot engine.
Two Class 8Fs were noted on passenger trains, 48418 on the 12-27 p.m. to Swansea Victoria and 48507 which brought the 10-15 a.m. Swansea Victoria to Crewe into Shrewsbury.
Only two types of diesel engines were seen, the Western Class on trains to and from the Paddington line and Warships on trains to and from the Hereford line. The only exception to this was D1067 which arrived on the 11-05 a.m. Swansea-Manchester.
The report would not, I feel, be complete without some reference to the time-keeping. This was, in the main, very good with most trains arriving no more than 5 minutes late. The only train that was seriously late during the morning was the 9-05 a.m. Birkenhead-Poole which arrived 29 minutes late behind Hall 6934. In consequence the 9-20 Liverpool-Plymouth was delayed a few minutes making connection. After then the timekeeping was good until late afternoon when the Bournemouth trains were about 20 minutes late and I suspect that the first one had been delayed by the 12-10 p.m. from Paddington which was 19 minutes late arriving. The Hereford line trains had up to that time been excellent but as I returned on the 2-45 p.m. from Birkenhead I was unable to record what time the 6-10 a.m. Penzance-Liverpool arrived, or what the punctuality of the ensuing trains were like. When I left at 4-54 there was no sign of the 6-10 a.m. from Penzance which was due at 4-00 p.m.
SLS/196311

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1922 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4065, name: EVESHAM ABBEY
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2919
   
07/1939 Renumbered Renumbered to 5085    
07/1939 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2729    
13/07/1939 Modification Diagram HB number 6677 boiler fitted    
13/07/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
25/06/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 25/06/1941. Dep: 05/09/1941.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2447 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
23/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 23/08/1943. Dep: 02/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2673 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
18/03/1944 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2585    
24/03/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 24/03/1945. Dep: 03/05/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6629 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2814 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
03/12/1946 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 03/12/1946. Dep: 10/01/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6681 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4002 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
21/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 21/10/1948. Dep: 25/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4610 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2588 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
03/12/1949 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 4014    
19/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 19/06/1950. Dep: 08/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6670 (Diagram HB)
   
26/03/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 26/03/1952. Dep: 20/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6688 (Diagram HB)
   
14/06/1952 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4036    
10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
03/03/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/03/1954. Dep: 15/04/1954.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2900 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
29/08/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 29/08/1955. Dep: 11/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6613 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2749 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
27/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 27/03/1957. Dep: 27/08/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6681 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2384 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
05/02/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 05/02/1959. Dep: 15/05/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6655 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2536 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
11/07/1959 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4117    
16/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
03/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 03/03/1961. Dep: 26/04/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6675 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4081 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
02/05/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 02/05/1961. Dep: 10/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2924 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
13/02/1962 To Store To Store at St Philips Marsh (82B)    
20/05/1962 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 4013    
11/08/1962 Reinstated Reinstated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
09/02/1963 Allocation Loaned to Llanelli (87F)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
14/02/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5085 from St Philips Marsh (82B)    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Hayes: Bridgend    

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