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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8459 on 31/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 94xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number Unk
Works Number 2452
To Service Thu 31/05/1950
Withdrawal Thu 03/06/1965
Service Life 15 yrs , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 31/05/1950
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 13/08/1955
88C   Barry m/e 16/06/1956
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 24/01/1959
     Withdrawn on 03/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW 84C Banbury m/e 31/05/1950
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common m/e 28/02/1959
TOSTORE   5w/e 12/04/1965
WDN   on 03/06/1965
WDN   4w/e 13/06/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/03/1963 Swindon Works (Ex Works) Triangle: 4612, 4915, 5027/95, 5931, 6112, 8472. Works Yard: 3769/84, 4082, 5072/78, 5659, 6011/18/25/26, 6369, 6815, 6933, 7314, 8773/76, 9725, D6352. Weigh House: 6944, 7822. 'C' Shop: W.D. 71528. Dump: 2883, 4939, 5023, 6101, 6342/48, 6422, 6962, 8770, 9652, 9727/44/47/59/75, 7334. Dismantling Shed: 5020. 'A' Shop: D35, D101, D809, D813/18, D825/29, D1001/7/11/35. D1018-27 new - in various stages of oonstruction, D3189, D3365/98, D3424, D3505/06/22/25, D4000, D6311, D7002/32/38, 3687, 3755, 3836, 4623/73/77, 5006, 5775, 6855, 6918/22/61/72, 7919/25/28, 8109, 8433/81, 9437, 9648/66/80, 15100/05. Stock Shed: D7072 New. On Running Shed: 6000. Ex Works: 3837, 6819/78, 7913, 8459, 9405. SLS/196304
24/04/1963 Derby MPD (Ex Works) 42636 was badly damaged when it fell into the pit at Derby on 24th April. It is now on works undergoing assessment. SLS/196304
03/10/1965 Swindon Works (Triangle) Erecting shop: D811/2/3/29/58/65/70, D1003/6/20/51/5, D1589, D1742, D2141, D3034/5/91, D3108/80, D3258, D3743/4/56, D3847, D3954, D4118, D6304/10/7/35, D7000/9/23, D9500/54/5. WD 878 (350 h.p. shunter). 1442 for restoration. Weigh shop area: D603, D863, D1013/53, D2569; Triangle: D3998, 8459; Turntable area: D3953, D9521; Dump: 2818, 6412, 9425/57. Cutting up, shop: 8405 remains. SLS/196511

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/05/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8459
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 2452
   
13/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
24/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
03/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 8459    
01/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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