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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5343 m/e 02/1918
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 8343 m/e 01/1928
Great Western Railway (2nd Renum) 5343 m/e 08/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
43xx02/1918
83xx (2-6-0)01/1928
43xx (2-6-0)08/1944
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 207
Works Number 2715
To Service During 02/1918
Withdrawal Sat 03/07/1948
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1918
66   Cardiff Canton on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
BRD   Bristol Bath Road 8w/e 23/03/1946
BRD   Bristol Bath Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 03/07/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BRD Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 23/02/1946
WDN BRD Bristol Bath Road m/e 31/07/1948

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1918 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5343
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2715
   
01/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 8343    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
08/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 5343    
23/03/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
03/07/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 5343    

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