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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4249 m/e 04/1916
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7248 on 12/10/1938

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
420004/1916
7200 (2-8-2T)12/10/1938
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 2639
To Service During 04/1916
Withdrawal Wed 16/06/1965
Service Life 49 yrs, 2 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1966 at Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1916
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
WOS   Worcester 4w/e 26/02/1949
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 30/04/1951
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 27/12/1952
87E   Landore 4w/e 09/10/1954
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 13/07/1957
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 25/01/1958
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 13/06/1959
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/10/1959
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 15/12/1962
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 09/03/1963
87E   Landore 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 16/06/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SED Swansea East Dock 4w/e 19/04/1947
ALLOC OXY Oxley 4w/e 17/05/1947
ALLOC WOS Worcester 4w/e 26/02/1949
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) m/e 30/04/1951
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 87E Landore 4w/e 09/10/1954
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 13/06/1959
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 09/03/1963
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 31/12/1963
WDN   on 16/06/1965
WDN   4w/e 11/07/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/01/1962 Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works 1017(89A), 1639, 1650, 3200, 3622, 3631, 3831, 4154, 4270(88A), 4555(83A), 4645, 4663, 4946(89A), 5254(87B), 5658, 5957(81F), 6125, 6137, 6326, 6976/9, 7248, 7329, 7439, 8753(81C), 9612/23/46, 82041, 92227(88A). Works Yard: 2287(89C), D3028, D3979. Waiting Works: 3708(86G), 4179(84A), 4608(81C), 6150(81F), 6972(82B), 6992(85A), 75024(84E). SLS/196203
04/03/1962 Oxley MPD Ex-Works on 84B: 4270 (88A), 5254 (87B), 7248 (87D), 7439(87G). SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1916 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4249
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2639
   
12/10/1938 Renumbered Renumbered to 7248    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (WOS)    
30/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
13/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
16/06/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 7248    
05/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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