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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5399 m/e 11/1920

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2799
To Service During 11/1920
Withdrawal Mon 17/09/1962
Service Life 41 yrs, 10 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1920
114   Oxley on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
CHR   Chester West on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 29/11/1952
84C   Banbury 4w/e 27/12/1952
84K   Chester West 4w/e 08/10/1955
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 09/04/1960
84J   Croes Newydd w/e 14/05/1960
     Withdrawn on 17/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/05/1960
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1957 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1962 Withdrawn GWR engines It is understood that the following have been withdrawn and are lying at their home sheds mainly: 1004/26, 1462, 2200/29/56/71/94, 3211, 3623/30/88/94, 3741/50/83, 4037/99, 4102/6/16/8/29/52, 4236/91, 4557/67,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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1920 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5399
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2799
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester West (CHR)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
02/1957 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
17/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5399    

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