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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4964 m/e 11/1929

Names Carried
Date From Name
11/1929 RODWELL HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 254
To Service During 11/1929
Withdrawal Tue 15/10/1963
Service Life 33 yrs, 11 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1929
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
TYS   Tyseley 4w/e 29/01/1949
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 03/12/1955
84C   Banbury 4w/e 02/11/1957
84A   Stafford Road 4w/e 14/07/1962
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 06/10/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/10/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TYS Tyseley 4w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 14/07/1962
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 06/10/1962
WDN   5w/e 02/11/1963

* 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
07/07/1968 Locos. at Messrs. Woodhams, Barry Docks Locomotives awaiting scrapping at Woodhams yard, Barry: GWR2807/57/59/61/73/4/85, GWR3612, GWR3738, GWR3802/3/14/17/22/45/50/55/62, GWR4110/5/21/41, GWR4150/6/60, GWR4247/8/53/70/7, GWR4561/6/88, GWR4612/68, GWR4920/30/42/53/64/79/83, GWR5029/43/51/80, GWR5164/93/9, GWR5224/7/39, GWR5322, GWR5521/6/32/8/9, GWR5541/2/52/3/62/72, GWR5619/37/68, GWR5900/52/67/94, GWR6023/4, GWR6619/34/88/95, GWR6960/84/9/90, GWR7027, GWR7200/2/29, GWR7325, GWR7802/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, GWR7903/27, GWR9466, GWR9629/81/82, 30499, 30506/41, 30825/8/30/41/7, 31618/25/38, 31806/74, 34007/10/6/27/8/39/46/53/8/9/67/70/2/3/81/92, 34101/5, 35001/5/6/9/10/1/8/22/5/7/9, 41312/3, 42765, 42859, 42968, 43924, 44123, 44422, 44901, 45163, 45293, 45337/79, 45491, 45690/9, 46428/47, 46512/21, 47279/98, 47324/57, 47406/93, 48173, 48431, 48518, 48624, 53808/9, 71000, 73082/96, 73129/56, 75014/69/78/9, 76017, 78018/9/22/59, 80064/72/8/9/80/97/8, 80100/4/5/35/6/50/1, 92085, 92134, 92207/14/9/40/5. A total of 209. 31618 and 43924 are scheduled for private preservation providing sufficient donations are received. SLS/196810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4964, name: RODWELL HALL
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
29/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
03/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
15/10/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 4964    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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