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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5272 m/e 04/1926
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7237 on 28/01/1936

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520504/1926
7200 (2-8-2T)28/01/1936
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 233
To Service During 04/1926
Withdrawal Mon 17/06/1963
Service Life 37 yrs, 2 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1926
OXY   Oxley 4w/e 07/03/1936
SPM   St Philips Marsh on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
LMTN   Leamington 4w/e 24/01/1948
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction w/e 06/09/1952
84C   Banbury 4w/e 11/07/1959
86J   Aberdare 4w/e 05/09/1959
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 07/10/1961
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 15/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 17/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SPM St Philips Marsh 4w/e 14/06/1947
ALLOC LMTN Leamington 4w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 06/09/1952
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Canton 4w/e 15/07/1961
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   4w/e 29/06/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5272
Built at Swindon Works
   
28/01/1936 Renumbered Renumbered to 7237    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (OXY)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Leamington (LMTN)    
06/09/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
17/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 7237    
08/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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