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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7428 on 11/06/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 74xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 307
To Service Fri 11/06/1937
Withdrawal Fri 05/10/1962
Service Life 25 yrs, 3 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 11/06/1937
STB   Stourbridge Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 27/12/1958
89C   Machynlleth 4w/e 08/10/1960
     Withdrawn on 05/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd m/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 89C Machynlleth 4w/e 05/10/1960
WDN   on 05/10/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during March included: 1701, 2401, 2474, 2534, 2612, 2702, 2787, 2843, 2908, 2924, 2938, 2981, 3018, 3024, 3029, 3447, 4000, 4075, 4098, 4318, 5001, 5014, 5057, 5065, 5066, 5077, 5093, 5348, 5367, 6320, 6340, 6394, 7316, L.M.S. 8454, W.D. 77288, 78671 and 79234. (Last of the present batch of W.D. 2-8-00 to undergo repair here). Further locos. to receive T.F. boilers are: 4634, 5423, 5750, 6414 and 7428. Works' pilots during March included: 200, 201, 242, 1731, 1795, 2733, 2773 and 3561. 5705 has appeared with the G.W.R. monogram painted on the pannier tanks. New engines reported are: 1027 WES, 1028 BRD, 9402/3 PDN. Straight-sided 4,000 gallon tenders: The design as modified to suit the 'Castles' differs from the original tenders built for the '1000' Class as follows: It is 6in. narrower across the sides to match the cab width of the engine, and the running-plate is lowered to the same height as that under the engine cab. (It may not be generally realised that the '1000' Class have wider cabs and slightly higher running-plates under the cabs than what has always been standard). The coal space between the tanks is narrower so as to maintain the width of tank unchanged, and the shovel hole is also narrower. There are one or two other very minor differences, but otherwise the two types are the same. It appears that while the modified design can be used with all engine classes for which 4,000 gallon tenders are authorised, the original type will be restricted to the '1000' Class. SLS/194705
11/08/1963 Oswestry Works (shed dump) 3630, 48739 (89A), 73035 an 80105. On shed dump were 1432/8, 5421, 7428/34 an 7033 (no name or number plates). SLS/196309

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/06/1937 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7428
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
27/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (89C)    
05/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 7428    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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