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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6374 m/e 05/1921

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 3806
To Service During 05/1921
Withdrawal Fri 03/08/1962
Service Life 41 yrs, 3 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1921
114   Oxley on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
SDN   Swindon on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82A   Bristol Bath Road 8w/e 03/11/1951
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/02/1953
89B   Croes Newydd 4w/e 08/10/1960
89A   Shrewsbury 4w/e 05/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 03/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 8w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 84G Kidderminster 4w/e 05/11/1960
WDN   m/e 31/08/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1947 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1946 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during March: 111, 1010, 2026/55, 2103, 2204/12/54, 2816/39/46/9, 2924/39/48/79, 3010/5/20, 3171, 3446, 3632, 3715/93 3855, 4012/33/5/55/79/82, 4136, 4365, 4565/70 4702, 4830/67, 4917/37/58/84/5, 5004/8/49/71/90, 5153/86/93, 5310/38/84/97, 5420, 5505/31/53, 5787,-5967/99, 6000/17/25/8, 6114/21/50/1, 6365/74/86/8 6417, 6916/8/41, 7312, 7713/32, 7802/10, 9721/60/3/80/7/90/6. Nameplates have been affixed to 1000/17-9, 6916/32/38/46/67. With the completion of 1019, there is a temporary halt in the programme of construction of '1000' Class locomotives and work is under way on new 'Castle' and 'Hall' Class locomotives. SLS/194606
28/02/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during February included: 2933, 2938, 2979, 2981, 3024, 3029, 3030, 3407, 3449, 3588, 4018, 4052, 4060, 4061, 4083, 4093, 4320, 5042, 5054, 5305, 5341, 5367, 6312, 6320, 6338, 6340, 6374, W.D. 70843, 77196, 77288, 78632, and 79234. Works' pilots during the same period included: 1796, 2044, and 2077. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are: 3758, 3789, 5760, 7777, 8776 and 9771. 2891 and 3804 have both been fitted with side windows, side sheets and doors between engine and tender sides. SLS/194704
31/12/1947 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during December included: Nos. 111, 823, 1007, 1017, 1760, 2280, 2830, 2873, 2902, 2940, 3810, 3856, 4013, 4036, 4062, 4702, 4705, 4854, 4946, 4947, 5024, 5072, 5073, 5092, 5939, 5966, 6310, 6312, 6329, 6350, 6374, 6397, 6866, 6901, 6921, 6938, 6948, 7001 and W.D. 77429. Works' pilots recently have been: Nos. 242, 905, 1713, 2781 an 3561. W.D. No. 73291 was ex Works on 11/12, having been fitted with G.W. top feed clacks and a Wakefield lubricator; the Westinghouse brake had been removed. No. 3215 has been fitted with a repaired R.O.D. tender and was ex Works on 12/12. SLS/194802

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6374
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3806
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swindon (SDN)    
12/1947 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (89B)    
05/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (89A)    
03/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 6374    

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