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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7927 on 24/10/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/1950 WILLINGTON HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class Modified Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 376
To Service Fri 24/10/1950
Withdrawal Fri 03/12/1965
Service Life 15 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 24/10/1950
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 04/11/1950
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 30/11/1950
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 04/10/1958
88A   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 08/10/1960
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
86B   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 08/08/1965
81F   Oxford 7w/e 07/11/1965
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 31/10/1950
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 04/11/1950
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 86C Hereford 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 86B Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 08/08/1965
ALLOC 81F Oxford 3w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   on 03/12/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/08/1963 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Triangle: 1432, 6437, 5679, 8444/86/91/94/96, 8766, 9401/79/83, 9715, D3103. Yard: 1621, 3668, 3711, 3826, 4082, 4175, 4265/98, 5645, 5933, 6011/25/26, 6159, 6815/19/28/35, 6931/32/61/78, 7909, 8738, 9412/40. 'A' Shop: D1023-26 (New in various stages of construction), D603, D801/4/40/61/2, D1004/9/16/9/50/63, D6305, D7075, 3605, 3738, 3850, 4115/57/68, 5971, 6000/18, 6129/65, 6809/15/37/68, 6937/44/78/94, 7902/27, 8403, 9662, 92246, Birmingham Pullman, uW60096. Top end of 'A' Shop: 15100/1/3, D3509/94/95, D3195, D3600, and N.C.B. 0-6-2 T. 67 (ex T.V.R.). Dismantling Shed: 5644, 5945. Dump: 3795, 4074, 5101/92, 5201, 5912/31, 7;412, 8783/91, 9713. Weigh House: D604, D808, 3823. On shed ex-Works: 9607, 9666. In store on shed: 1019, 2250, 2890, 3780, 3842, 4079, 4631, 4909, 4948, 5017, 5357, 5525/70, 5815, 5943, 9604 an W21. SLS/196309
07/07/1968 Locos. at Messrs. Woodhams, Barry Docks Locomotives awaiting scrapping at Woodhams yard, Barry: GWR2807/57/59/61/73/4/85, GWR3612, GWR3738, GWR3802/3/14/17/22/45/50/55/62, GWR4110/5/21/41, GWR4150/6/60, GWR4247/8/53/70/7, GWR4561/6/88, GWR4612/68, GWR4920/30/42/53/64/79/83, GWR5029/43/51/80, GWR5164/93/9, GWR5224/7/39, GWR5322, GWR5521/6/32/8/9, GWR5541/2/52/3/62/72, GWR5619/37/68, GWR5900/52/67/94, GWR6023/4, GWR6619/34/88/95, GWR6960/84/9/90, GWR7027, GWR7200/2/29, GWR7325, GWR7802/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, GWR7903/27, GWR9466, GWR9629/81/82, 30499, 30506/41, 30825/8/30/41/7, 31618/25/38, 31806/74, 34007/10/6/27/8/39/46/53/8/9/67/70/2/3/81/92, 34101/5, 35001/5/6/9/10/1/8/22/5/7/9, 41312/3, 42765, 42859, 42968, 43924, 44123, 44422, 44901, 45163, 45293, 45337/79, 45491, 45690/9, 46428/47, 46512/21, 47279/98, 47324/57, 47406/93, 48173, 48431, 48518, 48624, 53808/9, 71000, 73082/96, 73129/56, 75014/69/78/9, 76017, 78018/9/22/59, 80064/72/8/9/80/97/8, 80100/4/5/35/6/50/1, 92085, 92134, 92207/14/9/40/5. A total of 209. 31618 and 43924 are scheduled for private preservation providing sufficient donations are received. SLS/196810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/10/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7927
Built at Swindon Works
   
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
08/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86B)    
07/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
03/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 7927    

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