Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 12 Online
» 4201 Today
» 4163 Yesterday
» 17607 Week
» 70623 Month
» 190150 Year
» 3217003 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6431 on 03/03/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 64xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 305
To Service Mon 03/03/1937
Withdrawal Mon 07/01/1963
Service Life 25 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 03/03/1937
LDR   Landore on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86J   Aberdare 4w/e 11/08/1956
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 19/04/1958
86J   Aberdare 4w/e 09/08/1958
88H   Tondu 4w/e 24/02/1962
     Withdrawn on 07/01/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86J Aberdare 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 86J Aberdare 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 88H Tondu 4w/e 24/02/1962
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1949 Swindon Works New Work August: Nos. 7025 Sudeley Castle PDN (2/8), 7026 Tenby Castle (15/8), 7027 Thornbury Castle LA (25/8); 1503 PDN (8/8), 1504 PDN (17/8), 1505 PDN (29/8). Nos. 7025-27 are painted dark green and lined, while Nos. 1503-05 are unlined black. Contractor built: Nos. 8400 TYS, 8401 CDF, 8402 (W.G.B. 2912/49) PILL (26/8), 8450 (Y.E. Co. 2443/49) NPT (17/8). Nos. 8400-02/50 are unlined black. Condemned: Nos. 289 (original T.V. R/T boiler and curved top tanks), 1884 (closed cab), 1930 (open cab), 2902, 3182 an 3419. No. 6320 has been re-converted to coal-burning. Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. 1000/04/25, 1427/37, 2117 (closed cab), 2211/12/14/21/67, 2462, 2815/52/75/87, 3016/20, 3174/86, 3635/77, 3715/99, 3805/14/43, 4013/15/33/47/80, 4107/48/49/55, 4269/78, 4502/10/59/65/82/92/95, 4637/50/79/97, 4906/51/81, 5001/18/30/42/57/76/80/94/99, 5206, 5344/45/80, 5501/05/22/37/54, 5749, 5804, 5904/12/21/27/44/45/47/66, 6000/04/19, 6105/07/43/61, 6338/77, 6408/31, 6741, 6808/19/28/29/44, 6905/65, 7219/36, 7310, 7414, 7718, 7815/16, 7904, 8789, 9638 an 90712. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1005/12, 4901/23/50, 5912/18 an 6920. September: A batch of new Class '2' 2-6-2T's and Class '4' 2-6-0's is to be built here. They will be similar to existing L.M.S. designs, but will have modified G.W.R. boilers. The frames have already been cut for five of the 2-6-0's. SLS/194910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/03/1937 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6431
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Landore (LDR)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
24/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (88H)    
07/01/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6431    
11/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

prev prev