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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5420 on 22/11/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 54xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 301
To Service Thu 22/11/1935
Withdrawal Thu 10/10/1963
Service Life 27 yrs, 10 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
131   Southall (New) on 22/11/1935
172   Westbury 4w/e 03/11/1945
131   Southall 4w/e 01/12/1945
SHL   Southall on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84C   Banbury 4w/e 25/01/1958
84C   Banbury 4w/e 09/09/1961
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 02/12/1961
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 27/07/1963
72C   Yeovil Town 5w/e 31/08/1963
85C   Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 28/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 10/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WES Westbury 4w/e 03/11/1945
ALLOC SHL Southall 4w/e 01/12/1945
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 09/09/1961
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 27/07/1963
ALLOC 72C Yeovil Town 5w/e 31/08/1963
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 29/09/1963
WDN   5w/e 02/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1946 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during March: 111, 1010, 2026/55, 2103, 2204/12/54, 2816/39/46/9, 2924/39/48/79, 3010/5/20, 3171, 3446, 3632, 3715/93 3855, 4012/33/5/55/79/82, 4136, 4365, 4565/70 4702, 4830/67, 4917/37/58/84/5, 5004/8/49/71/90, 5153/86/93, 5310/38/84/97, 5420, 5505/31/53, 5787,-5967/99, 6000/17/25/8, 6114/21/50/1, 6365/74/86/8 6417, 6916/8/41, 7312, 7713/32, 7802/10, 9721/60/3/80/7/90/6. Nameplates have been affixed to 1000/17-9, 6916/32/38/46/67. With the completion of 1019, there is a temporary halt in the programme of construction of '1000' Class locomotives and work is under way on new 'Castle' and 'Hall' Class locomotives. SLS/194606
31/08/1948 Swindon Works New work August: No. 7016 CDF, 7017 G. J. Churchward PDN; 7430/32 STB, 7431/33 CNYD, 7434. No. 4160 is nearing completion (26/8). Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. *100A1, 1018, 1461, 1934/57, 2144, 2340, 2746/64, 2882, 2938/39, 3613/76, 3823/25/57, *3902, *3953, 4045/85, 4119, 4269, 4552, 4671, *4802, *4850, *4852, 4902/14/20/25/28/69/76, 5006/39/63/64/84, 5107/83, 5261, 5325, 5416/20, 5540, 5756, 5932/71/80/93, 6000/08/10/22, 6311/33/85, 6433. 6746, 6849/79, 6945/60, 7206/30, 7726/82, 7800/15, 8104, **8393, 8709, 9301. *Oil-burning. **Converted to 53XX. Works' pilots of late have been: Nos. 212 (since sent for scrap, w/e 21/8), 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/11/1935 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5420
Built at Swindon Works
   
03/11/1945 Allocation      
01/12/1945 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Southall (SHL)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
02/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
27/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
31/08/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Town (72C)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Barnwood (85C)    
10/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 5420    
04/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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