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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4242 m/e 02/1916

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 2632
To Service During 02/1916
Withdrawal Tue 17/03/1964
Service Life 48 yrs, 1 mth , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1916
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83E   St Blazey 4w/e 03/12/1955
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 24/03/1956
87A   Neath (Court Sart) m/e 16/06/1956
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 21/05/1960
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 10/09/1960
88A   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 30/12/1961
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
     Withdrawn on 17/03/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NPTG Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 25/01/1947
ALLOC 83E St Blazey 4w/e 03/12/1955
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 10/09/1960
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Canton 4w/e 30/12/1961
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
WDN   5w/e 30/03/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1961 Caerphilly Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1420/71, 1506, 1651/68 3702, 4242/65/79/98, 5232, 5618, 6115/45, 6684, 8464/9/86, 9420/57, 9671, 9710, 92221/9. Works Yard: 3682, 3797, 4690, 6108, 9489, 9639, 92238. SLS/196112
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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1916 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4242
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2632		    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
03/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to St Blazey (83E)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
10/09/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
30/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (88A)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
17/03/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4242    
08/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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