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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4004 m/e 02/1907

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1907 MORNING STAR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Star
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 168
Works Number 2232
To Service During 02/1907
Withdrawal Sat 24/04/1948 off Oxford (OXF)
Service Life 41 yrs, 2 mths , 24 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1907
OXF   Oxford 4w/e 07/03/1936
OXF   Oxford on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 24/04/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN OXF Oxford m/e 30/04/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1911 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1946 'Elbow' pattern outside steam pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1946 Swindon Works Locos entering works during January: 207/42/70, 1751/86, 2084, 2116, 2221/74, 2679, 2766, 2802/11/53/62/98, 2912/51, 3034, 3188, 3219/64, 3754, 3808/63, 4004/13/7/21, 4125, 4299, 4326, 4539/47/98, 4615, 4811/5/54, 4909/51/6/63/90, 5019/46/55/6/80, 5161, 5361, 5403, 5534/40/52/65, 5906/25/51/72/4/85, 6003/10/4/9/22/6, 6112, 6314/45/7/56, 6690, 6721, 6919/61/5, 7300/9, 7700/8, 7804, 8359, 8704/14/22/70, 9301, 9768/89/91, WD 71488, 75046. SLS/194604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4004, name: MORNING STAR
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2232
   
01/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (OXF)    
03/1946 Modification Modification: 'Elbow' pattern outside steam pipes fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxford (OXF)    
24/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 4004 from Oxford (OXF)    

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