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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2825 m/e 01/1907

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 160
Works Number 2162
To Service During 01/1907
Withdrawal Tue 31/03/1959
Service Life 52 yrs , 3 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1907
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 09/09/1950
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 30/09/1950
85A   Worcester 4w/e 27/12/1952
84K   Chester West 4w/e 05/10/1957
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 14/06/1958
     Withdrawn on 31/03/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OXY Oxley 4w/e 05/10/1946
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 14/06/1958
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 12/07/1958
WDN   m/e 31/03/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 Swindon Works Locomotives entering works during October and November included 1366, 1409, 1416, 1538, 2017, 2092, 2212, 2411, 2538, 2612, 2708, 2792,2817, 2825, 2836, 2842, 2851, 2859, 2882, 2883, 2884, 2885, 2906, 2927, 2947, 2955,2980, 2987, 2889, 3016, 3026, 3363, 3421, 4038, 4042. 4046, 4052, 4059, 4903, 4934,4953, 4954, 4966, 4973, 5949, 5961, 5989, 5997, 6917, 6922, 6929, 6947, 6959, 70876, 77086, 77326, and 79309 SLS/194701
31/12/1946 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during December included the following: 100, 1943, 2132, 2792, 2809, 2825, 2837, 2840, 2844, 2851, 2891, 2912, 2955, 2980, 2989, 3016, 3026, 3040, 3804, 3829, 3838, 3865, 4025, 4038, 4059, 4080, 4704, 4950, 4955, 5001, 5023, 5039, 5060, 5063, 5079, 5083, 5085, 5349, 5374, 5376, 5380, 5926, 5956, 5961, 6009, 6029, 6333, 6354, 6929, 6933, 6935, 6956, 7320, and W.D. 77001. Works' pilots during the same period have included: 200, 207, 242, 1731, 1732, 1761, 2723, and 2773. Practically all 57XX going through the works are now receiving a top-feed boiler. Locos. noted recently so altered are: 3766, 6709, 8711, 8753, and 8780 NEA (the latter was seen at Paddington on 28/12, working empty stock!). 5083 Bath Abbey ('Castle') is an oil burner with large tender having different shape fuel tanks. New 'Counties' reported are: 1020 (SRD), 1021 (PDN), and 1022 (LA) SLS/194702
30/04/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1422/53, 2053, 2230/33, 2414, 2805/10/25, 2915/30/34/35, 3421, 3610, 3709, 3824/48/58, 4017/19/50/89/92/99, 4248/57, 4500/24/50/74/75, 4706, 4906/09/37/63/64, 5037,91/95, 5314, 5900/06124/30/41/60/64/81, 6009/21/26, 6119/24/34/51/62/68, 6313/56/72/98, 6806/63, 6918, 7003, 7321, W.D. 77000, 78607, 79283/288. W.D. No. 77060/145/280/335, 78624 an 79244 have had their tenders removed and were taken to the stock shed on 25/3, where they are now stored. Works' pilots have been: Nos. 198, 1713/53, 2781 an 15102 PDN. New Work 30/4: 15102 PDN (being run in as Works' pilot); 6990; 9662 NPT, 9663 TN, 9664 NPT, 9665, 9666 NEA; 7008 being nearly complete. Engines condemned during April included: Nos. 302 an 3408 SLS/194806
31/05/1959 Swindon Works (Scrapyard) Scrapyard1401/23/9/37/56/7/57, 2254, 2812/23/5/30/3, 4200/26/61, 4377, 4540/53/84, 5315/55/82/6/8/90, 5566, 5703/8/33/43, 5810, 6318/22/8/31/4/54, 6409/28, 6721/3/7/43, 7738. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2825
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2162
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
31/03/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 2825    
08/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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