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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5266 m/e 03/1926
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7231 on 23/12/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520503/1926
7200 (2-8-2T)23/12/1935
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 233
To Service During 03/1926
Withdrawal Fri 09/10/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 7 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1926
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 11/01/1936
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88C   Barry 4w/e 06/10/1962
88B   Radyr 4w/e 29/06/1963
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 27/07/1963
     Withdrawn on 09/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 27/07/1963
WDN   3w/e 05/10/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5266
Built at Swindon Works
   
23/12/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 7231    
11/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
27/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
09/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7231    
02/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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