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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6311 m/e 01/1921

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2811
To Service During 01/1921
Withdrawal Mon 18/01/1960
Service Life 39 yrs , 18 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1921
194   Stafford Road on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
CHR   Chester West on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
CNYD   Croes Newydd 4w/e 03/12/1949
84B   Oxley 4w/e 01/11/1958
84C   Banbury 4w/e 29/11/1958
     Withdrawn on 18/01/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CNYD Croes Newydd 4w/e 03/12/1949
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 29/11/1958
WDN   m/e 31/01/1960

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1948 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 Swindon Works New work August: No. 7016 CDF, 7017 G. J. Churchward PDN; 7430/32 STB, 7431/33 CNYD, 7434. No. 4160 is nearing completion (26/8). Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. *100A1, 1018, 1461, 1934/57, 2144, 2340, 2746/64, 2882, 2938/39, 3613/76, 3823/25/57, *3902, *3953, 4045/85, 4119, 4269, 4552, 4671, *4802, *4850, *4852, 4902/14/20/25/28/69/76, 5006/39/63/64/84, 5107/83, 5261, 5325, 5416/20, 5540, 5756, 5932/71/80/93, 6000/08/10/22, 6311/33/85, 6433. 6746, 6849/79, 6945/60, 7206/30, 7726/82, 7800/15, 8104, **8393, 8709, 9301. *Oil-burning. **Converted to 53XX. Works' pilots of late have been: Nos. 212 (since sent for scrap, w/e 21/8), 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 SLS/194810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6311
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2811
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester West (CHR)    
09/1948 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
03/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (CNYD)    
01/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
29/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
18/01/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 6311    

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