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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4907 m/e 01/1929
Great Western Railway (Oil Burner) 3903 m/e 05/1947
Great Western Railway (Ex-Oil) 4907 m/e 04/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1929 BROUGHTON HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 254
To Service During 01/1929
Withdrawal Thu 01/08/1963
Service Life 34 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1929
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 22/04/1950
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 20/05/1950
82F   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 29/12/1951
82F   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 31/01/1952
82C   Swindon 4w/e 21/02/1953
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 16/05/1953
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 05/09/1953
85C   Hereford 4w/e 03/10/1953
81A   Old Oak Common 8w/e 26/03/1955
81F   Oxford 4w/e 21/05/1955
81C   Southall 4w/e 22/03/1958
85A   Worcester 4w/e 28/11/1959
86C   Hereford 4w/e 21/04/1962
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 22/04/1950
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 20/05/1950
ALLOC 82F Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 85C Hereford 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 81F Oxford 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 28/11/1959
ALLOC 86C Hereford 4w/e 21/04/1962
WDN   5w/e 31/08/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4907, name: BROUGHTON HALL
Built at Swindon Works 		   
05/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 3903    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
04/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 4907    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
20/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (82F)    
31/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (82F)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (85C)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
21/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
21/04/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (86C)    
01/08/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 4907    
01/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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