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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6876 on 20/04/1939

Names Carried
Date From Name
20/04/1939 KINGSLAND GRANGE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Grange
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 308
To Service Thu 20/04/1939
Withdrawal Thu 18/11/1965
Service Life 26 yrs, 6 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 20/04/1939
SPM   St Philips Marsh on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 18/04/1959
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 04/11/1961
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 7w/e 22/06/1964
88B   Radyr 2w/e 10/01/1965
88A   Cardiff East Dock 2w/e 07/03/1965
86B   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 08/08/1965
85A   Worcester 7w/e 07/11/1965
     Withdrawn on 18/11/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 04/11/1961
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 88B Radyr 5w/e 04/01/1965
ALLOC 88A Cardiff East Dock 2w/e 07/03/1965
ALLOC 86B Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 08/08/1965
ALLOC 85A Worcester 3w/e 09/10/1965
WDN   on 18/11/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during September included:-907, 1011, 1012, 2054, 2066, 2262, 2737, 2804, 2814, 2826, 3014, 3036, 3562, 3809, 3840, 4033, 4054, 4090, 4092, 4920, 4929, 4930, 4944, 4983, 4985, 4997, 5041, 5052, 5056, 5060, 5061, 5065, 5076, 5080, 5086, 5905, 5912, 5938, 5991, 6808, 6831, 6876, 7817, 7819, W.D.77508 an 78542; the latter having been stored since last July. The following were ex Works as follows:-Nos. 6972 (4/10), 6973 (8/10), 6974 (14/10), 6975 (18/10), 6976 (29/10), 79274 (7/10), 78543 (16/10). Works' pilots recently have been Nos. 200, 242, 2723, 2731, 3561. SLS/194712
09/12/1962 Cardiff East Dock MPD There is no diesel locomotive whatever here and CED is now a full main line shed for the first time in its life ! This must be unique in railway history and the steam phase is expected to last two years as Canton is being demolished completely to make way for a diesel shed and main diesel depot for S. Wales. On 9th December, 1962, the following were on shed-1613, 2875/97, 3662, 3782/4, 3804/10, 4090, 4242/72/82, 5043/74/81/97, 5220/4/5/9, 5749, 6606/37/81, 6813/32/75/6, 6918/32/45/56/72/7/87/95, 7016, 7913, 8425/97, 9426/37, 9629, 92003/236/44/6. SLS/196302
27/10/1963 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Triangle: 3653, 4507, 4690, 9645. Yard: D829/50/69, D1056, 3652/68, 3766/9, 4082, 4113/76, 5093, 6000/11/25/26, 6763 6819/58/61, 6922/23/61, 7803/08, 8738, 9412/40, 9633, 9700/99. 'A' Shop: D833/4/45/61, D1000/1/7/25/6/8/36/40/54/63/7, D3102, D3510/1/2/9, D3599/604/809, D7039, 4121/50/61, 6116, 6820/35, 6864/66/72/6, 6947/59/80, 7922, 9605, 9673. Dump: 1471, 1608, 4134, 4629/51, 5201, 5645, 5787, 6416, 6609/31/9/74, 8491, 8791, 9401, 9636, 9764. SLS/196312

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/04/1939 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6876, name: KINGSLAND GRANGE
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
04/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
10/01/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88A)    
08/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86B)    
07/11/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
18/11/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 6876    
02/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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