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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6349 m/e 05/1923

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 216
Works Number 2894
To Service During 05/1923
Withdrawal Mon 10/08/1964
Service Life 41 yrs, 3 mths , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1923
136   Severn Tunnel Junction on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
HFD   Hereford on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 29/11/1952
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
88A   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 03/12/1960
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 16/06/1962
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 28/09/1963
     Withdrawn on 10/08/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC HFD Hereford 4w/e 25/01/1947
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 86C Hereford 4w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 87F Llanelli m/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 29/09/1963
WDN   3w/e 10/08/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1957 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
23/07/1961 Swindon Works (Works Yard) 'A' Shop: D602/4, D805/11/28/70, D1000-11, D2137, D2372-9, D3257, D3431, D3744, D6306/11/9, 13186, 13264/5, 15100/2, 2829, 3817/43, 4090, 4922/8/56/78, 5000/1/31/49/60, 5306/51, 5903/4/36/9/67, 6000/4/7, 6363/95, 6871, 6919/46/59/86/97/8, 7020, 7209/15/21/2, 7826, 82031, 92226/34. Works Yard: D804/15/23/41/51/2, D2188/9/94, 1604/34/47, 2516, 3667/70, 3822/41, 4003, 4203, 4916/98, 5015/80/1, 5103/10/76/7/95, 5336, 5949, 6027, 6349, 6831, 6969, 7745/56/75/98, 8789/98, 9400/14, 9749, 78001/8. 92215/45. Triangle: 6021, 9736/67. Dump: 1361/2/4/6, 1419/33, 3657/76, 3724, 6426, 7700/61, 8429, 8705/22/40/77/96, 9735/62/71/81. 'C' Shop: 8457 intact, Outside 'C' Shop: 5771, 8726 being cut up. SLS/196109

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1923 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6349
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2894
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Hereford (HFD)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
06/1957 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
10/08/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6349    

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