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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5314 m/e 06/1917
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 8314 m/e 01/1928
Great Western Railway (2nd Renum) 5314 on 06/06/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
43xx06/1917
83xx (2-6-0)01/1928
43xx (2-6-0)06/06/1944
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 206
Works Number 2686
To Service During 06/1917
Withdrawal Mon 22/07/1957
Service Life 40 yrs, 1 mth , 21 dys
Total Mileage 1,183,059

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 07/09/1957 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1917
22   Bristol Bath Road on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
WEY   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 22/07/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 31/07/1957

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1422/53, 2053, 2230/33, 2414, 2805/10/25, 2915/30/34/35, 3421, 3610, 3709, 3824/48/58, 4017/19/50/89/92/99, 4248/57, 4500/24/50/74/75, 4706, 4906/09/37/63/64, 5037,91/95, 5314, 5900/06124/30/41/60/64/81, 6009/21/26, 6119/24/34/51/62/68, 6313/56/72/98, 6806/63, 6918, 7003, 7321, W.D. 77000, 78607, 79283/288. W.D. No. 77060/145/280/335, 78624 an 79244 have had their tenders removed and were taken to the stock shed on 25/3, where they are now stored. Works' pilots have been: Nos. 198, 1713/53, 2781 an 15102 PDN. New Work 30/4: 15102 PDN (being run in as Works' pilot); 6990; 9662 NPT, 9663 TN, 9664 NPT, 9665, 9666 NEA; 7008 being nearly complete. Engines condemned during April included: Nos. 302 an 3408 SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1917 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5314
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2686		    
01/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 8314    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
06/06/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 5314    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (WEY)    
22/07/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 5314    
07/09/1957 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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