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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Great Western Railway	6909	on	27/11/1940

**Names Carried**
Date From	Name
27/11/1940	FREWIN HALL

**Locomotive Specifics**
Designer	C. Collett
Class	Hall
Company History	GWR
Wheels	4-6-0
Builder	Swindon Works
Order Number	338
To Service	Thu 27/11/1940
Withdrawal	Thu 25/06/1964
Service Life	23 yrs, 6 mths , 29 dys

**Disposal**
Scrapping	During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

**Allocations**
Code	Name		From Date
	(New)	on	27/11/1940
SPM	St Philips Marsh	4w/e	07/09/1946
SPM	St Philips Marsh	on	15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82C	Swindon	4w/e	25/03/1950
86E	Severn Tunnel Junction	4w/e	30/04/1951
87B	Duffryn Yard	4w/e	01/11/1952
87J	Fishguard Goodwick	4w/e	29/11/1952
87F	Llanelli	4w/e	06/10/1956
87H	Neyland	4w/e	18/06/1960
86C	Cardiff Canton	4w/e	13/08/1960
88L	Cardiff East Dock	4w/e	08/09/1962
81E	Didcot	4w/e	03/11/1962
	Withdrawn	on	25/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type	Code	Name		From Date
ALLOC	82C	Swindon	4w/e	25/03/1950
ALLOC	86E	Severn Tunnel Junction	m/e	30/04/1951
ALLOC	87B	Duffryn Yard	4w/e	01/11/1952
ALLOC	87J	Fishguard Goodwick	4w/e	29/11/1952
ALLOC	87F	Llanelli	4w/e	06/10/1956
ALLOC	87H	Neyland	4w/e	18/06/1960
ALLOC	86C	Cardiff Canton	4w/e	13/08/1960
ALLOC	88L	Cardiff East Dock	4w/e	08/09/1962
ALLOC	81E	Didcot	4w/e	03/11/1962
WDN			w/e	29/06/1964

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

**Mentions ...**
Report Date	Title	Report	Source
31/08/1947	Swindon Works	Locos. entering Works during August included: 992, 1004, 1758, 2023, 2280, 2289, 2409, 2568, 2818, 2833, 2886, 3170, 3375, 3582, 3845, 4015, 4021, 4049, 4055, 4082, 4701, 4800, 4924, 4931, 4945, 4957, 4989, 5006, 5049, 5056, 5069, 5084, 5088, 5094, 5318, 5337, 5347, 5353, 5370, 5913, 5922, 5923, 5940, 5962, 6333, 6909, 6931, an 6965. 2-8-0's which have recently been converted to oil-burning were ex Works as follows: Nos. 4809 (2845) 11/8, 4810 (2853) 13/8, 4857 (3831) 16/8 and 4811 (2847) 20/8. The construction of Lot 366 is under way and No. 6971 (coal-burning) is nearing completion. (16/9).	SLS/194710
12/11/1961	Swindon Works ('A' Shop)	'A' Shop: D603, D825/32/56, D1000-12, D2175-7, D2383/4, D3032, D6320, 1010/15/24, 2832, 4003/82/92/5, 4706, 4903/18/32/76/89, 5073/8/87/96/8, 5974/6, 6014/26/8, 6345, 6826/45, 6909/33/55/81, 7015/21/2/34, 7232, 7322 (being cut up), 7805, 7915, 9400, 13115, 13353/5/62, 15100, 73027, 82004/35, 92233/41/5. Works Sidings: L90, 8, 1006/23, 2215, 3838/9, 4075/83, 4207, 4945, 5071, 5950/98, 6019, 6309/29/38, 6820, 6915/64, 7002, 7901/17, 8787, 9705, 75005, 78008, 92212. Triangle: 1606/15, 4563/5, 5039, 5538, 6415, 6993, 7417, 7787, 8772, 9739. Dump: 1433, 5332, 6700, 8706, 9745/9. 'C' Shop: 6392, 7775 intact. Outside Stock Shed: 5815, 6357, 6900. Weigh House: 5938/55. Outside Weigh House: D831/53, D6303, D7010. Works Shunters: 5756/80, 7756, 8721/62.	SLS/196201

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
27/11/1940	To Service	To service as Great Western Railway Number 6909, name: FREWIN HALL Built at Swindon Works
07/09/1946	Allocation	Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (SPM)
15/06/1947	Allocation	Allocation Snapshot - St Philips Marsh (SPM)
25/03/1950	Allocation	Reallocated to Swindon (82C)
30/04/1951	Allocation	Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)
01/11/1952	Allocation	Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)
29/11/1952	Allocation	Reallocated to Fishguard Goodwick (87J)
06/10/1956	Allocation	Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)
18/06/1960	Allocation	Reallocated to Neyland (87H)
13/08/1960	Allocation	Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)
08/09/1962	Allocation	Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)
03/11/1962	Allocation	Reallocated to Didcot (81E)
25/06/1964	Withdrawn	Condemned as 6909
12/1964	Scrapped	Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport

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