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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3858 on 13/10/1942

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 346
To Service Tue 13/10/1942
Withdrawal Tue 10/09/1963
Service Life 20 yrs, 10 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 13/10/1942
SHL   Southall on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
CHR   Chester West 4w/e 31/12/1949
84C   Banbury 4w/e 14/06/1958
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 03/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 10/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CHR Chester West 4w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 84C Banbury 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
TOSTORE   4w/e 27/12/1958
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 03/10/1959
WDN   4w/e 29/09/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/10/1942 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3858
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Southall (SHL)    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (CHR)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
10/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 3858    
05/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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