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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4239 m/e 10/1914
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7240 m/e 08/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
420010/1914
7200 (2-8-2T)08/1937
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 200
Works Number 2594
To Service During 10/1914
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 49 yrs, 11 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1914
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
WOS   Worcester 4w/e 26/02/1949
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 21/04/1951
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 30/04/1951
83A   Newton Abbot 3w/e 19/05/1951
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 01/11/1952
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1953
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 17/05/1958
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 29/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OXY Oxley 4w/e 17/05/1947
ALLOC WOS Worcester 4w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 21/04/1951
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) m/e 30/04/1951
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1914 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4239
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2594
   
08/1937 Renumbered Renumbered to 7240    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (WOS)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
30/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7240    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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