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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6301 m/e 12/1920

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2801
To Service During 12/1920
Withdrawal Mon 15/10/1962
Service Life 41 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1920
87   Landore on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
EXE   Exeter on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83C   Exeter 4w/e 29/12/1951
83C   Exeter 4w/e 31/01/1952
83B   Taunton 4w/e 08/10/1955
83D   Laira m/e 16/06/1956
84B   Oxley 4w/e 24/03/1962
89B   Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83C Exeter 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 24/03/1962
ALLOC 89B Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/07/1962
WDN   on 22/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1958 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/06/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during June included: Nos 1003, 1338, 1436/49, 1782, 2135, 2816/18/29/57/85/95, 2920/40, 3802, 4031/34/83, 4805, 4908/16/52/99. 5013/16/17/26/43/51/54/72/83, 5341/53/71/79, 5411, 5908/54/72/87/99, 6007/16, 6300/01/05/16, 6400, W.D. 77325, 77407, 79266. New work (June): Nos. 7010 OXF, 7012 NYA, 7013 PDN are all painted pea green and lined out in red, cream and grey, while No. 7014 is being painted G.W. green-they are all fitted with smokebox number plates. No. 6910 has been painted black and lined out in red, cream and grey -a smokebox number plate has been fitted, while No. 7007 has had the G.W. coat of arms transfer placed on each middle splasher. Works' pilots during the month were: Nos. 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 and D.E. 15105 PDN. Nos. 1196 an 1197 were noted cut-up in the concentration yard, early in the month. Locomotives painted in the new livery, apart from new construction include: Nos. 4091, 5010/21 (green) and No. 6025 (blue); it is under-stood that No. 6001 has also been painted blue. All locomotives in the new livery have smokebox number plates, the actual figures being in brass. No. 7009, although in G.W.R. livery, has a smokebox number plate, as has No. 6022. SLS/194808

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1920 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6301
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2801
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exeter (EXE)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
31/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
03/1958 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
24/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (89B)    
15/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 6301    

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