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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5265 m/e 03/1926
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7230 on 13/12/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520503/1926
7200 (2-8-2T)13/12/1935
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 233
To Service During 03/1926
Withdrawal Mon 06/07/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1926
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 11/01/1936
PPRD   Pontypool Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 21/05/1949
88C   Barry 4w/e 28/01/1956
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 21/02/1959
87E   Landore 4w/e 21/03/1959
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 27/02/1960
     Withdrawn on 06/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STJ Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 87E Landore 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 27/02/1960
WDN   w/e 08/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 Swindon Works New work August: No. 7016 CDF, 7017 G. J. Churchward PDN; 7430/32 STB, 7431/33 CNYD, 7434. No. 4160 is nearing completion (26/8). Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. *100A1, 1018, 1461, 1934/57, 2144, 2340, 2746/64, 2882, 2938/39, 3613/76, 3823/25/57, *3902, *3953, 4045/85, 4119, 4269, 4552, 4671, *4802, *4850, *4852, 4902/14/20/25/28/69/76, 5006/39/63/64/84, 5107/83, 5261, 5325, 5416/20, 5540, 5756, 5932/71/80/93, 6000/08/10/22, 6311/33/85, 6433. 6746, 6849/79, 6945/60, 7206/30, 7726/82, 7800/15, 8104, **8393, 8709, 9301. *Oil-burning. **Converted to 53XX. Works' pilots of late have been: Nos. 212 (since sent for scrap, w/e 21/8), 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5265
Built at Swindon Works
   
13/12/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 7230    
11/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
21/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
28/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
21/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
21/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
27/02/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
06/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7230    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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