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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5280 m/e 08/1930
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7205 on 17/10/1934

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520508/1930
7200 (2-8-2T)17/10/1934
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 266
To Service During 08/1930
Withdrawal Wed 16/06/1965
Service Life 34 yrs, 10 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1930
ABDR   Aberdare on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
RYR   Radyr m/e 30/04/1948
88J   Aberdare 2w/e 10/01/1965
86G   Pontypool Road 2w/e 07/03/1965
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 5w/e 16/05/1965
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC RYR Radyr m/e 30/04/1948
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 5w/e 04/01/1965
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 2w/e 07/03/1965
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 5w/e 16/05/1965
WDN   on 16/06/1965
WDN   4w/e 11/07/1965

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5280
Built at Swindon Works
   
17/10/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 7205    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberdare (ABDR)    
30/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (RYR)    
10/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
16/05/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
16/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 7205    
11/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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