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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2843 m/e 11/1912

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 186
Works Number 2443
To Service During 11/1912
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1959
Service Life 46 yrs, 7 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 28/02/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1912
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
PDN   Old Oak Common 4w/e 24/01/1948
SHL   Southall 4w/e 21/02/1948
83A   Newton Abbot w/e 31/12/1950
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 31/01/1951
83D   Laira 4w/e 21/04/1951
83D   Laira 3w/e 19/05/1951
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SHL Southall 4w/e 27/12/1947
ALLOC PDN Old Oak Common 4w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC SHL Southall 4w/e 21/02/1948
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot w/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 21/04/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during March included: 1701, 2401, 2474, 2534, 2612, 2702, 2787, 2843, 2908, 2924, 2938, 2981, 3018, 3024, 3029, 3447, 4000, 4075, 4098, 4318, 5001, 5014, 5057, 5065, 5066, 5077, 5093, 5348, 5367, 6320, 6340, 6394, 7316, L.M.S. 8454, W.D. 77288, 78671 and 79234. (Last of the present batch of W.D. 2-8-00 to undergo repair here). Further locos. to receive T.F. boilers are: 4634, 5423, 5750, 6414 and 7428. Works' pilots during March included: 200, 201, 242, 1731, 1795, 2733, 2773 and 3561. 5705 has appeared with the G.W.R. monogram painted on the pannier tanks. New engines reported are: 1027 WES, 1028 BRD, 9402/3 PDN. Straight-sided 4,000 gallon tenders: The design as modified to suit the 'Castles' differs from the original tenders built for the '1000' Class as follows: It is 6in. narrower across the sides to match the cab width of the engine, and the running-plate is lowered to the same height as that under the engine cab. (It may not be generally realised that the '1000' Class have wider cabs and slightly higher running-plates under the cabs than what has always been standard). The coal space between the tanks is narrower so as to maintain the width of tank unchanged, and the shovel hole is also narrower. There are one or two other very minor differences, but otherwise the two types are the same. It appears that while the modified design can be used with all engine classes for which 4,000 gallon tenders are authorised, the original type will be restricted to the '1000' Class. SLS/194705
31/01/1949 Swindon Works New Work January: Nos. 6996 Blackwell Hall (RDG (4/1)), 6997 Bryn-Ivor Hall (17/1), 6998 Burton Agnes Hall (28/1); 6769 BRY (6/1). Locomotives entering Works 30/12/48 to 28/1/49: These included Nos. p24 (Petrol), 213/46 (Both acting as Works' pilots), 1007/08/19, 1369, 1426/29, 2016 (open cab), 2235/64/94, 2445, 2807/59, 2843, 2942/79/87, 3020/44, 3631/33, 3751, 3811/57 (damaged), 3818/28/55, 4017/41/46/53/59/74/78/79/86, 4122/37, 4225/82,, 4507/10/50/94, 4601, 4801 (Ex-Carriage Stock Shed-for conversion to coal-burning), 4912/15/21/35/58, 5014/27/29/49/57/61/92/93, 5108/34, 5225, 5307/33/48/58, 5502/05/12/31/53/72, 5909/49/61/97 , 6013/23/29, 6104/38/58/66, 6304/07/32/34/59/81, 6432, 6640, 6802/03/64/65/69, 6967, 7412, 7731/62/66/86/87, 7805, 8724/26, 9604/11/53, 9732/53/69, W.D. 77049 (badly damaged), 79279, 79309. Condemned: Nos. *1538, *1713, 2717 (all to Concentration Yard), 1889/97, 2767 (open cab), 2935, 3049, 3446/48, 4320. *After acting as Works' pilot.
Further locomotives painted black and fully lined, include Nos. 4900, 5997, 6930/39, while No. 2166 came out black and unlined-with the original boiler again. No. 3020 has had a heavy repair (with a change of boiler), fitted with a smokebox numberplate, but not re-painted
SLS/194903

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2843
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2443
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (SHL)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
15/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 2843    
28/02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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