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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2240 on 01/12/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 347
To Service Fri 01/12/1944
Withdrawal Fri 22/06/1962
Service Life 17 yrs, 6 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 01/12/1944
41   Didcot 4w/e 03/11/1945
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 25/03/1961
83B   Taunton 4w/e 17/06/1961
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 07/10/1961
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DID Didcot 4w/e 03/11/1945
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 25/03/1961
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 17/06/1961
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 07/10/1961
WDN   m/e 30/06/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
01/07/1956 Newbury-Winchester District A journey on the 12.25 p.m. Newbury-Winchester, found traffic rather sparse, and the stations, including Winchester, in a very poor state of repair. A strange mixture of classes was working passenger trains on 1st July. No. 30287 worked into Newbury from Eastleigh and later worked forward to Didcot. No. 2240 gave the writer a very spirited run on the return 2.31 p.m. Winchester to Newbury, also working forward to Didcot, 56 m.p.h. being reached after leaving Churn, the engine riding very steadily, considering the duties for which they were designed . No. 3740 was on the Lambourn Branch trains, the Diesel rail-car having, as usual, failed. SLS/195608
22/04/1962 Brecon MPD Despite the allocation of code 88K since January, 1961, no locomotive allocation has been made or shed plates cast; Ebbw Junc. and Oswestry supply locomotives as before. On 22nd April, the following were on shed-2218/40/7, 3691, 3706/14 of 86A and 46507/9/10/21/3 of 89D. Normally, two Brecon engines stable at Builth Road H.L. shed and on 22nd April these were 46508/19 of 89D. SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/12/1944 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2240
Built at Swindon Works
   
03/11/1945 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
25/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
22/06/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 2240    
11/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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