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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5390 m/e 10/1920
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 8390 on 06/03/1928
Great Western Railway (2nd Renum) 5390 m/e 09/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
43xx10/1920
83xx (2-6-0)03/1928
43xx (2-6-0)09/1944
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2790
To Service During 10/1920
Withdrawal Wed 13/08/1958
Service Life 37 yrs, 10 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Date Sold for Scrap 09/07/1959
Scrapping Hayes (Bridgend)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1920
114   Oxley on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
OXY   Oxley 4w/e 14/12/1935
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 19/04/1952
81D   Reading (W.R.) 3w/e 17/05/1952
84B   Oxley 4w/e 09/08/1952
84B   Oxley 7w/e 31/08/1952
81E   Didcot 4w/e 25/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 13/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 28/12/1957
WDN   m/e 31/08/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1941 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1959 Swindon Works (Scrapyard) Scrapyard1401/23/9/37/56/7/57, 2254, 2812/23/5/30/3, 4200/26/61, 4377, 4540/53/84, 5315/55/82/6/8/90, 5566, 5703/8/33/43, 5810, 6318/22/8/31/4/54, 6409/28, 6721/3/7/43, 7738. SLS/195907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1920 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5390
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2790
   
06/03/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 8390    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (OXY)    
08/1941 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
09/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 5390    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
31/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
13/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 5390    

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