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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8497 on 07/11/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 94xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number Unk
Works Number 1844
To Service Mon 07/11/1952 to Swindon (82C)
Withdrawal Mon 06/07/1964
Service Life 11 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1968

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
82C   Swindon (New) on 07/11/1952
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 27/12/1952
86F   Tondu 4w/e 24/01/1953
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1960
88B   Radyr 4w/e 09/02/1963
     Withdrawn on 06/07/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 30/11/1952
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 86F Tondu 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1960
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 09/02/1963
WDN   w/e 08/07/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/12/1962 Cardiff East Dock MPD There is no diesel locomotive whatever here and CED is now a full main line shed for the first time in its life ! This must be unique in railway history and the steam phase is expected to last two years as Canton is being demolished completely to make way for a diesel shed and main diesel depot for S. Wales. On 9th December, 1962, the following were on shed-1613, 2875/97, 3662, 3782/4, 3804/10, 4090, 4242/72/82, 5043/74/81/97, 5220/4/5/9, 5749, 6606/37/81, 6813/32/75/6, 6918/32/45/56/72/7/87/95, 7016, 7913, 8425/97, 9426/37, 9629, 92003/236/44/6. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/11/1952 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8497
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 1844
Allocated to Swindon (82C)
   
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (86F)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
09/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
06/07/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 8497    
06/1968 Scrapped Scrapped    

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