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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5937 on 10/07/1933

Names Carried
Date From Name
10/07/1933 STANFORD HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 281
To Service Wed 10/07/1933
Withdrawal Wed 13/11/1963
Service Life 30 yrs, 4 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 10/07/1933
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 05/09/1953
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/04/1959
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 11/07/1959
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 15/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   4w/e 30/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during May included: 111, 1336, 1716, 1796, 2046, 2061, 2266, 2458, 2651, 2777, 2780, 2827, 2834, 2870, 2924, 2987, 3032, 3044, 3046, 3341, 3364, 3382, 3625, 3711, 3837, 3855, 4079, 4083, 4086, 4297, 4706, 4901, 4921, 4943, 4974, 4976, 4994, 4996, 5005, 5007,, 5029, 5044, 5050, 5092, 5322, 5326, 5392, 5937, 5963, 6117, 6342, 6383, 6906, 6929, 6955, 6964, 6969, 7210 and 9755. SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/07/1933 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5937, name: STANFORD HALL
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
13/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 5937    
07/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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