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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6375 m/e 06/1921

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 3807
To Service During 06/1921
Withdrawal Tue 17/09/1963
Service Life 42 yrs, 3 mths , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1921
32   St Philips Marsh on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
WES   Westbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82F   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 19/04/1952
82F   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 3w/e 17/05/1952
82D   Westbury 4w/e 08/08/1953
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 31/10/1953
83B   Taunton m/e 16/06/1956
85A   Worcester 4w/e 08/10/1960
84B   Oxley 4w/e 24/03/1962
89B   Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/07/1962
89A   Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/11/1962
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 29/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 17/09/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82F Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 82D Westbury 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 24/03/1962
ALLOC 89A Shrewsbury 4w/e 03/11/1962
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/02/1963
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 02/03/1963
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   4w/e 29/09/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1948 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6375
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd, Works Number 3807
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Westbury (WES)    
10/1948 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (82F)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (82F)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (82D)    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
24/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (89B)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (89A)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
17/09/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6375    

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