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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5357 m/e 09/1918
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 8357 m/e 02/1928
Great Western Railway (2nd Renum) 5357 m/e 10/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
43xx09/1918
83xx (2-6-0)02/1928
43xx (2-6-0)10/1944
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 208
Works Number 2729
To Service During 09/1918
Withdrawal Fri 21/09/1962
Service Life 44 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1918
132   Swindon on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
NEY   Neyland on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 09/08/1958
87H   Neyland 4w/e 06/09/1958
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 16/06/1962
87H   Neyland 4w/e 14/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 09/08/1958
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 06/09/1958
ALLOC 87F Llanelli m/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 14/07/1962
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 08/09/1962
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1937 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during July included:-Nos. 1019, 2532, 2841, 2852, 2931, 2936, 2939, 2943, 3831, 3862, 4032, 4074, 4083, 5005, 5030, 5357, 5936, 5942, 5990, 6317, 6345, 6360, 6395, W.D. 77294, 78542 and 78632. No. 2651 WOS was ex Works on 5/7. New engines reported seen are:-Nos. 4155 BRD, 4156 STJ and 6753-55 CV.BRY. - The following have received 'TF' boilers: Nos. 1410, 3790, 4630, 6405, 8756, and 9707. 'Austerity' Nos. 77000, 77443, 78510, 78512, 78521, and 79235 are all ex repairs in Belgium and painted black. The new 67XX are the same as the earlier ones, in that they are not fitted with screw couplings, train heating, vacuum brake or A.T.C. equipment. They are, however, fitted with 'TF' boilers. SLS/194709
31/07/1962 Withdrawn GWR engines It is understood that the following have been withdrawn and are lying at their home sheds mainly: 1004/26, 1462, 2200/29/56/71/94, 3211, 3623/30/88/94, 3741/50/83, 4037/99, 4102/6/16/8/29/52, 4236/91, 4557/67, 4906/9/13/7/21/34/7/41/4/7/8/52/60/7/9/84/99, 5007/8/11/6/7/9/21/30/2/3/4/6/45/6/7/52/61/4/6/8/75/88/94, 5190, 5357/99, 5520/5/44/50/4/62, 5617/31/46/98, 5746, 5910/1/7/8/26/30/1/40/59/64/6/73/80/1/2/99, 6001/2/7/9/12/4/5/6/9/21/2/6/7, 6146, 6330/42/62/6/88/91, 6617/30/40/1/7, 7300/1/5/11/6/21/31/6/41, 8449, 9785, 42385, 90355/6/565/693. LTE has 7749 on loan pending permanent transfer. SLS/196210
18/08/1963 Swindon Works (In store on shed) Triangle: 1432, 6437, 5679, 8444/86/91/94/96, 8766, 9401/79/83, 9715, D3103. Yard: 1621, 3668, 3711, 3826, 4082, 4175, 4265/98, 5645, 5933, 6011/25/26, 6159, 6815/19/28/35, 6931/32/61/78, 7909, 8738, 9412/40. 'A' Shop: D1023-26 (New in various stages of construction), D603, D801/4/40/61/2, D1004/9/16/9/50/63, D6305, D7075, 3605, 3738, 3850, 4115/57/68, 5971, 6000/18, 6129/65, 6809/15/37/68, 6937/44/78/94, 7902/27, 8403, 9662, 92246, Birmingham Pullman, uW60096. Top end of 'A' Shop: 15100/1/3, D3509/94/95, D3195, D3600, and N.C.B. 0-6-2 T. 67 (ex T.V.R.). Dismantling Shed: 5644, 5945. Dump: 3795, 4074, 5101/92, 5201, 5912/31, 7;412, 8783/91, 9713. Weigh House: D604, D808, 3823. On shed ex-Works: 9607, 9666. In store on shed: 1019, 2250, 2890, 3780, 3842, 4079, 4631, 4909, 4948, 5017, 5357, 5525/70, 5815, 5943, 9604 an W21. SLS/196309
15/12/1963 Swindon Works (Stored on Shed) Triangle: 3653, 8425, 9425. Yard: D1060, D7092, 2818, 3668/71/6, 4111, 4555, 4690, 4987, 6000/10/25, 6159, 6831/48/9/50/9/61, 6922, 8738, 9645, 76037/76/81. Dump: 3706, 5201, 5787, 6011, 6151, 6618/31/74, 6724, 8103, 8461/91, 8791, 9401. 'A' Shop: D812/9/24/34/5/45/61, D1006/8/16/26/7/8/9/36/40/3/5/9/65, D3031, D3515/7/97, D3603/6/7, D6328, D7003/12/26/35/58, 4113/76, 5691, 6141/3, 6866, 6976/98, 7808/12/20/6, 7928, 9600/66, 73053/93, 76041, 92003. Ex-Works: 6858. Stored on Shed: 1006/27, 3842, 4631, 4924/96, 5017, 5357, 5814, 5904/43, 9604. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1918 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5357
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2729
   
02/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 8357    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
06/1937 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
10/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 5357    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neyland (NEY)    
09/08/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
21/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5357    

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