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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4054 m/e 06/1914

Names Carried
Date From Name
06/1914 PRINCESS CHARLOTTE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Star
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 199
Works Number 2580
To Service During 06/1914
Withdrawal Fri 08/02/1952 off Laira (83D)
Service Life 37 yrs, 8 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1914
EXE   Exeter on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83D   Laira 4w/e 25/03/1950
     Withdrawn on 08/02/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 25/03/1950
WDN   m/e 29/02/1952

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1945 'Elbow' pattern outside steam pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during September included:-907, 1011, 1012, 2054, 2066, 2262, 2737, 2804, 2814, 2826, 3014, 3036, 3562, 3809, 3840, 4033, 4054, 4090, 4092, 4920, 4929, 4930, 4944, 4983, 4985, 4997, 5041, 5052, 5056, 5060, 5061, 5065, 5076, 5080, 5086, 5905, 5912, 5938, 5991, 6808, 6831, 6876, 7817, 7819, W.D.77508 an 78542; the latter having been stored since last July. The following were ex Works as follows:-Nos. 6972 (4/10), 6973 (8/10), 6974 (14/10), 6975 (18/10), 6976 (29/10), 79274 (7/10), 78543 (16/10). Works' pilots recently have been Nos. 200, 242, 2723, 2731, 3561. SLS/194712
30/11/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during Nov. included: Nos. 905, 1001, 1010, 1413, 1450, 1713, 1799, 2327, 2722, 2781, 2838, 2864, 2868, 2927, 2941, 2979, 3186, 3383, 3817, 3834, 3852, 4039, 4056, 4058, 4073, 4088, 4089, 4919, 4925, 4969, 4979, 4995, 5008, 5042, 5070, 5078, 5336, 5355, 6115, 6136, 7311, W.D. 77291, 77393, 77508, 79278. Of these, 77291/393 and 79238 are ex Marston Sidings and repair in Belgium, and 77508/79278 are fitted with G.W. top feed clacks and cover and Wakefield lubricator. Works' pilots during November have included Nos. 242, 905, 1713 an 2781. 'Star' Class No. 4054 EXE was ex Works on 8/11, having been lined out. W.D. No. 78542 GLO was ex Works on 12/11. This is another loco. fitted with G.W. top feed clacks and cover and Wakefield lubricator. Locos. which have been condemned during November are: Nos. 200, 207, 898, 2783 an 3007. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1914 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4054, name: PRINCESS CHARLOTTE
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2580
   
10/1945 Modification Modification: 'Elbow' pattern outside steam pipes fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exeter (EXE)    
25/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
08/02/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 4054 from Laira (83D)    

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