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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5305 m/e 01/1917
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 8305 m/e 02/1928
Great Western Railway (2nd Renum) 5305 m/e 06/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
43xx01/1917
83xx (2-6-0)02/1928
43xx (2-6-0)06/1944
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 205
Works Number 2677
To Service During 01/1917
Withdrawal Tue 01/07/1952
Service Life 35 yrs, 6 mths , 0 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1917
133   Newton Abbot on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
WEY   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 31/07/1952
ALLOC 86B Newport Pill 4w/e 10/09/1955

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during February included: 2933, 2938, 2979, 2981, 3024, 3029, 3030, 3407, 3449, 3588, 4018, 4052, 4060, 4061, 4083, 4093, 4320, 5042, 5054, 5305, 5341, 5367, 6312, 6320, 6338, 6340, 6374, W.D. 70843, 77196, 77288, 78632, and 79234. Works' pilots during the same period included: 1796, 2044, and 2077. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are: 3758, 3789, 5760, 7777, 8776 and 9771. 2891 and 3804 have both been fitted with side windows, side sheets and doors between engine and tender sides. SLS/194704
30/04/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during April included:- 2095, 2159, 2407, 2612, 2655, 2702, 2784, 2787, 2808, 2835, 2936, 2937, 2940, 2949, 2954, 2989, 3012, 3018, 3048, 3150, 3386, 3586, 3594, 4007, 4020, 4023, 4042, 4078, 4381, 4920, 4968, 4971, 5012, 5043, 5305, 5375, 5960, 5986, 6023, 6309, 6344, 6399, 6953, 6970, and L.M.S. 8465. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are 3663, 8713, and 8794. Works' pilots during April included: 200, 207, 1542, 1795, 1796, 2723, 2773 and 3561. New engines reported are: 1029 PDN, 9404 PDN. SLS/194706

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1917 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5305
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2677
   
02/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 8305    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
06/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 5305    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (WEY)    
01/07/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 5305    

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