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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6362 m/e 04/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 230
To Service During 04/1925
Withdrawal Sat 01/09/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 5 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1925
114   Oxley on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84K   Chester West 4w/e 29/12/1951
84K   Chester West 4w/e 31/01/1952
85C   Hereford 4w/e 27/12/1952
84B   Oxley 4w/e 19/06/1954
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/10/1954
84C   Banbury 4w/e 23/04/1955
86C   Cardiff Canton 8w/e 20/04/1957
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 17/06/1961
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 09/09/1961
     Withdrawn on 01/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 29/12/1951
ALLOC 85C Hereford 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/10/1954
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 23/04/1955
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 17/06/1961
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 09/09/1961
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1949 Swindon Works New Work May: Nos. 7018 Drysllwyn Castle (originally intended to have been named Cranbrook Castle) LDR (24/5), 7019 Fowey Castle BRD (27/5), *7020 Gloucester Castle (31/5); *9682 (6/5). *Not allocated. Nos. 7018-20 are painted dark green and lined. Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle and 7022 were nearly complete on 2/6; while on the same day No. 1500 had the motion, wheels, boiler and cab erected, No. 1501 cylinders, etc., erected, No. 1502 frames only and Nos. 7023/24 frames and cylinders only. Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. p23 (Petrol), 100A1, 1017, 1419/43, 2061 (closed cab), 2212/14/61/91, 2568, 2800/03/24/76/78/90, 3010/32, 3102/64/74, 3815/24/35, 4052/58/73/82, 4224, 4377, 4516/28/39, 4676, 4805/11/55/57 (for re-conversion to coal-burning), 4903/13/33/67/91/94, 5003/09/36/43/46/60/66/93/98, 5142, 5325/62, 5406, 5503/07/43/51, 5755/75/77, 5925/34/75/82, 6000/10/11/14, 6162/63 (both fitted with deconcentrating gear), 6346/57/62/73, 6710/16/24/31, 6823/40/61/68/73, 6931/36/43, 7222, 7321, 7704/90/94, 7806/07, 8701/41, 9613, 9700/10, 70836, 90357, 1299. Condemned: Nos. 277, 2756/89 (all acting as Works pilots), 30, 280 (still retains original boiler and has round topped tanks), 3400/43, 3577 (open cab), 5117. Nos. 6105/30 have had the footsteps set further inwards. No. E1299 failed here with a hot box on 11/5, after having worked the Grimsby fish train. Nos. 2863 (ex 4805) and 2853 (ex 4810) have been re-converted to coal-burning. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1015, 4949/86 an 5973. Nos. 1015, 5074 and 6936 have received tenders with the new crest. Lining: Commencing with No. 5069 (ex Works 12/5), all locomotives painted dark green or black and fully lined are having the cylinders lined out with two red I' vertical bands at both ends. In addition No. 5069 also had the cleating bands lined, but subsequent locomotives (including No. 7018) have not had this done. SLS/194907
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
04/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6362
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
29/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
31/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (85C)    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
23/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
01/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 6362    

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