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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6355 m/e 10/1923

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 216
Works Number 2900
To Service During 10/1923
Withdrawal Mon 02/03/1959
Service Life 35 yrs, 5 mths , 0 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1923
22   Bristol Bath Road on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
NEY   Neyland on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87D   Swansea East Dock 3w/e 19/05/1951
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 01/11/1952
84B   Oxley 4w/e 30/01/1954
84C   Banbury 4w/e 08/09/1956
82C   Swindon 4w/e 03/11/1956
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 22/03/1958
87H   Neyland 4w/e 09/08/1958
     Withdrawn on 02/03/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 84B Oxley 5w/e 30/01/1954
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 08/09/1956
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 03/11/1956
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 09/08/1958
WDN   m/e 31/03/1959

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1952 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1948 Swindon Works New work October: Nos. 7438 DG (4/10), 7439 LLY (12/10); 4165 TYS (7/10), 4166 (15/10), 4167 (22/10), whilst under construction were:-Nos. *4168/69, 6760-69 (6760/61 were almost complete on 27/10). These will be followed by Nos. 6991-99 and 7900 under Lot 368. *It is understood that Nos. 4170-79 will not be built at present. Locomotives entering Works October: These included Nos. 259 (condemned)-this is the last Barry Rly. Class 'B' to retain the original boiler, 783 (condemned), 1023/26, 1362, 1745 (condemned), 2166-this is the last of .the class to retain a boiler with a round-topped firebox. The boiler also carries a rather unusual type of safety valve, upon which are mounted the whistles, 2243/52, 2709 (condemned), 2804/48/65, 2928 (condemned), 2989 (condemned), 3005/13/39/46 (all condemned), 3104/87, 3335 (condemned), 3341, 3376 (condemned), 3445 (condemned), 3811/33, 4048, 4118, 4290, 4502/29/83, 4918/32/66/93/96, 5007/38/40/69/81/83/85/91, 5111, 5214/33, 5320/40 (both condemned), 5364/84, 5530/63, 5965/74/92, 6004/09/27, 6116/37/44, 6319/30/53/55/76, 6436, 6817, 6908/22/77, 7000/17, 7215/34, 7300, 9300, 9711/45. Nos. 4160-65 came out in standard G.W. green (unlined) and lettered 'British Railways'; 4166/67 black (fully lined), but not lettered; 7430-38 standard G.W. green (unlined), but not lettered, while No. 7439 came out black, being neither lined nor lettered. The following have been repainted black, fully lined, but not lettered: Nos. 4166/67, 4975, 5955, 6908/16 while Nos. 3826/61, 4128, 4280, 4532, 5183, 5207, 6393 an 7439 are also black, but are neither lined nor lettered.
Locomotives fitted with smokebox numberplates during October included:-Nos. 1991, 2144, 2838, 3826/61/64, 4088, 4128/66/67, 4280, 4532, 4639, 4975, 5015, 5183, 5207, 5375, 5951/55, 6340/71/93, 6406, 6908/16, 7439, 7730, 7818, 9730. 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 77026, 77200 an 79239 have been noted ex repair, by Armstrong Whitworth's; they were painted black and had large Gill Sans numerals. After acting as Works' pilots, Nos. 1730 an 2755 have now been finally withdrawn.
SLS/194812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1923 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6355
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2900
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neyland (NEY)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
05/1952 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
08/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
03/11/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
02/03/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 6355    

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