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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2875 m/e 12/1918

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 210
Works Number 2781
To Service During 12/1918
Withdrawal Wed 01/04/1964
Service Life 45 yrs, 4 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1918
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
LA   Laira 4w/e 27/11/1948
83A   Newton Abbot m/e 28/02/1951
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 31/03/1951
83D   Laira 4w/e 21/05/1960
82D   Westbury 4w/e 13/08/1960
84C   Banbury 2w/e 17/11/1962
81C   Southall 4w/e 06/04/1963
88A   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 30/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 01/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LA Laira 4w/e 27/11/1948
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 82D Westbury 4w/e 13/08/1960
ALLOC 84C Banbury 2w/e 17/11/1962
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 30/03/1963
LOAN 81C Southall 4w/e 06/04/1963
ALLOC 88A Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 30/11/1963
WDN   2w/e 13/04/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1949 Swindon Works New Work July: Nos. 1501 (1/7), 1502 (27/7). Both are unlined black. Locomotives entering Works during July included: Nos. 1005/12/25, 1467/68, 2206, 2856/86, 2920, 3663, 3779, 3853, 4013/41/56/61, 4133, 4381, 4631, 4901/43, 5050/69, 5238, 5369, 5552/59, 5918, 6003, 6103/08/22, 6320 (for re-conversion), 6336/45/54, 6417, 6804/38, 6910, 7307, 7809, 7905, 8762. Condemned: 2708 an 9087. No. 3837 (ex 4854) has been re-converted to coal-burning. No. 6020 has been painted blue, while No. 4961 has been Painted black and fully lined. The first of the contractor built series of 94XX arrived on Works on 27/7 viz: Nos. 8400 an 8401; they have entered shops to have the A.T.C. gear fitted. Works' Nos. checked are: Bagnall 2910/11 of 1949.
Awaiting Works at the east end of the yard- were Nos. 1000, 2708, 2875, 3635, 4981, 5057, 5554/57, 6844; No. 2863 (ex 4805-oil-burning) was also in evidence. B shop contained Nos. 1363, 1467/68, 2206/11, 2572, 3663/77, 4631, 6408/09/17, 7735, 9638. New engines from Bagnall's were Nos. 8400/1 (makers Nos. 2910/1) and Swindon construction included Nos. 7026 (painted), 7027, 1504 (painted), 1505 and the frames of a diesel (Lot 363). Barry 0-6-2T's Nos. 212, 213 an 246 were acting as Works' shunters.
SLS/194909
31/08/1949 Swindon Works New Work August: Nos. 7025 Sudeley Castle PDN (2/8), 7026 Tenby Castle (15/8), 7027 Thornbury Castle LA (25/8); 1503 PDN (8/8), 1504 PDN (17/8), 1505 PDN (29/8). Nos. 7025-27 are painted dark green and lined, while Nos. 1503-05 are unlined black. Contractor built: Nos. 8400 TYS, 8401 CDF, 8402 (W.G.B. 2912/49) PILL (26/8), 8450 (Y.E. Co. 2443/49) NPT (17/8). Nos. 8400-02/50 are unlined black. Condemned: Nos. 289 (original T.V. R/T boiler and curved top tanks), 1884 (closed cab), 1930 (open cab), 2902, 3182 an 3419. No. 6320 has been re-converted to coal-burning. Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. 1000/04/25, 1427/37, 2117 (closed cab), 2211/12/14/21/67, 2462, 2815/52/75/87, 3016/20, 3174/86, 3635/77, 3715/99, 3805/14/43, 4013/15/33/47/80, 4107/48/49/55, 4269/78, 4502/10/59/65/82/92/95, 4637/50/79/97, 4906/51/81, 5001/18/30/42/57/76/80/94/99, 5206, 5344/45/80, 5501/05/22/37/54, 5749, 5804, 5904/12/21/27/44/45/47/66, 6000/04/19, 6105/07/43/61, 6338/77, 6408/31, 6741, 6808/19/28/29/44, 6905/65, 7219/36, 7310, 7414, 7718, 7815/16, 7904, 8789, 9638 an 90712. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1005/12, 4901/23/50, 5912/18 an 6920. September: A batch of new Class '2' 2-6-2T's and Class '4' 2-6-0's is to be built here. They will be similar to existing L.M.S. designs, but will have modified G.W.R. boilers. The frames have already been cut for five of the 2-6-0's. SLS/194910
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
12/1918 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2875
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2781
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
27/11/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
13/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (82D)    
17/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
06/04/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88A)    
01/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 2875    
02/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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