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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6949 on 16/12/1942
Great Western Railway (Oil Burner) 3955 m/e 05/1947
Great Western Railway (Ex-Oil) 6949 m/e 04/1949

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/1947 HABERFIELD HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 340
To Service Fri 16/12/1942
Withdrawal Fri 12/05/1961
Service Life 18 yrs, 4 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 16/12/1942
LA   Laira on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84C   Banbury 3w/e 31/05/1950
82C   Swindon 4w/e 03/10/1953
84A   Stafford Road 4w/e 27/02/1954
84C   Banbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
83B   Taunton 4w/e 30/01/1960
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 26/03/1960
     Withdrawn on 12/05/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LA Laira 4w/e 17/05/1947
ALLOC LA Laira 4w/e 14/06/1947
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 27/02/1954
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 26/03/1960
WDN   m/e 31/05/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811
21/10/1948 Swindon Stock Shed On 21/10 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 3012/14/15/17/18/23/41, 3900/54/55, 4081, 4502, 4914, 4801/06/08/10/51/55/57, 6320 while those observed at the Newburn Wagon Repair Shed were Nos. 3022/24/36, 3377/83/93, 3406/07/44/47/49, 3450/51/54, 3901/03/52, 4803/05/07/09/11/53/54/56, 9024/83/84/89. Nos. 3904/50 an 4804 have been re-converted to coal-burning and re-numbered *4972, 5955 and 2839 respectively. *Still retains electric lighting equipment. SLS/194812
31/03/1949 Swindon Works New Work March: Nos. *7901 Dodington Hall (23/3), *7902 Eaton Mascot Hall (31/3); 9675 MTHR 4/3), 9676 CYS (10/3), 9677 CED (17/3). *Not allocated. Locomotives entering Works 28/2/49 to 30/3/49: Nos. 1002/09, 1086 (re-numbered 1147), 1213 (re-numbered 9), 1415, 1758 SDN (condemned), 1894 NPT (condemned), 2011/12, 2226/40/92/99, 2724 CYS (condemned), 69, 2806/36/71/82/83, 2902/15/31/81/87, 3032/33/43, 3175, 3386, 3562 OXF (condemned), 3616/45/55/88, 3719/44/47, 3819/29, 3901/55 (both for re-conversion), 4000/03/07/13/49, 4213/37/60/70, 4527/35/38/58/65/69/98, 4624, 4703, 4806/51 (both for re-conversion), 4936/55, 5020/33/55/57/75/89/91/95, 5166, 5310/30/41/72/96, 5509/66, 5719/28/98, 5931/79/88, 6017/24/25/28, 6132/53, 6341/53, 6720/47, 6803/22/54, 6900/02/07/33/46/55/62/64, 7202/09, 7302, 7415, 7766/84, 8753, 9311, 9600, 9704/08 and Class '8' W.D. 77234 (re-numbered 90201). Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include:-Nos. 1002/28, 2947, 4990, 6917/24, while Nos. 4007/20 are painted green and also lined. Works' pilots recently have been:-Nos. *212/13/46 and **1900. *Condemned 7/48. **Condemned 4/48.
No. 3150 has been fitted with the curved front end frames and cylinders (outside steam pipes) of No. 3184 (condemned in 1948). The original frames of No. 3150 had a square front end and the cylinders had internal steam pipes. No. 2123 has been fitted with auto gear.
SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
16/12/1942 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6949
Built at Swindon Works
   
05/1947 Naming Named 'HABERFIELD HALL'    
05/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3955    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Laira (LA)    
04/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 6949    
31/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
26/03/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
12/05/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 6949    
06/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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