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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5292 m/e 10/1930
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7217 on 28/09/1934

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520510/1930
7200 (2-8-2T)28/09/1934
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 266
To Service During 10/1930
Withdrawal Mon 06/07/1964
Service Life 33 yrs, 9 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1930
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87E   Landore 2w/e 12/07/1952
84C   Banbury 4w/e 11/07/1959
84B   Oxley 4w/e 03/10/1959
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 26/12/1959
84C   Banbury 4w/e 03/12/1960
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 25/02/1961
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 12/01/1963
88B   Radyr 4w/e 29/06/1963
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 27/07/1963
86F   Aberbeeg 7w/e 22/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 06/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87E Landore 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 03/10/1959
1STALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 25/02/1961
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 12/01/1963
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 27/07/1963
ALLOC 86F Aberbeeg 3w/e 29/06/1964
WDN   w/e 08/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/05/1958 Neath MPD In store are 4274, 6604/29, 7217. New diesel shunters here are D3361, D3432/3/4/5/6/7. These are allocated to Port Talbot but are maintained and refuelled at Neath. SLS/195808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5292
Built at Swindon Works
   
28/09/1934 Renumbered Renumbered to 7217    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
26/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
25/02/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
27/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86F)    
06/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7217    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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