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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6307 m/e 01/1921

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2807
To Service During 01/1921
Withdrawal Mon 25/07/1960
Service Life 39 yrs, 6 mths , 24 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1921
162   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
BAN   Banbury 4w/e 16/11/1935
SALOP   Shrewsbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82C   Swindon 4w/e 01/11/1952
82C   Swindon 4w/e 24/01/1953
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 21/03/1953
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 18/04/1959
     Withdrawn on 25/07/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 18/04/1959
WDN   m/e 31/07/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1944 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1949 Swindon Works New Work January: Nos. 6996 Blackwell Hall (RDG (4/1)), 6997 Bryn-Ivor Hall (17/1), 6998 Burton Agnes Hall (28/1); 6769 BRY (6/1). Locomotives entering Works 30/12/48 to 28/1/49: These included Nos. p24 (Petrol), 213/46 (Both acting as Works' pilots), 1007/08/19, 1369, 1426/29, 2016 (open cab), 2235/64/94, 2445, 2807/59, 2843, 2942/79/87, 3020/44, 3631/33, 3751, 3811/57 (damaged), 3818/28/55, 4017/41/46/53/59/74/78/79/86, 4122/37, 4225/82,, 4507/10/50/94, 4601, 4801 (Ex-Carriage Stock Shed-for conversion to coal-burning), 4912/15/21/35/58, 5014/27/29/49/57/61/92/93, 5108/34, 5225, 5307/33/48/58, 5502/05/12/31/53/72, 5909/49/61/97 , 6013/23/29, 6104/38/58/66, 6304/07/32/34/59/81, 6432, 6640, 6802/03/64/65/69, 6967, 7412, 7731/62/66/86/87, 7805, 8724/26, 9604/11/53, 9732/53/69, W.D. 77049 (badly damaged), 79279, 79309. Condemned: Nos. *1538, *1713, 2717 (all to Concentration Yard), 1889/97, 2767 (open cab), 2935, 3049, 3446/48, 4320. *After acting as Works' pilot.
Further locomotives painted black and fully lined, include Nos. 4900, 5997, 6930/39, while No. 2166 came out black and unlined-with the original boiler again. No. 3020 has had a heavy repair (with a change of boiler), fitted with a smokebox numberplate, but not re-painted
SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6307
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2807
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (BAN)    
11/1944 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Shrewsbury (SALOP)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
25/07/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 6307    

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