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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6984 on 25/02/1948

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1948 OWSDEN HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class Modified Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 366
To Service Fri 25/02/1948
Withdrawal Fri 03/12/1965
Service Life 17 yrs, 9 mths , 8 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 25/02/1948
85A   Worcester 4w/e 14/06/1958
87H   Neyland 4w/e 09/03/1963
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 28/09/1963
88A   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 30/11/1963
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 6w/e 12/10/1964
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction w/e 08/11/1964
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 2w/e 11/04/1965
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW ?   m/e 29/02/1948
1STALLOC HFD Hereford m/e 31/03/1948
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 09/03/1963
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 88A Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 30/11/1963
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 3w/e 14/09/1964
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 3w/e 02/11/1964
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 5w/e 12/04/1965
WDN   on 03/12/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/07/1968 Locos. at Messrs. Woodhams, Barry Docks Locomotives awaiting scrapping at Woodhams yard, Barry: GWR2807/57/59/61/73/4/85, GWR3612, GWR3738, GWR3802/3/14/17/22/45/50/55/62, GWR4110/5/21/41, GWR4150/6/60, GWR4247/8/53/70/7, GWR4561/6/88, GWR4612/68, GWR4920/30/42/53/64/79/83, GWR5029/43/51/80, GWR5164/93/9, GWR5224/7/39, GWR5322, GWR5521/6/32/8/9, GWR5541/2/52/3/62/72, GWR5619/37/68, GWR5900/52/67/94, GWR6023/4, GWR6619/34/88/95, GWR6960/84/9/90, GWR7027, GWR7200/2/29, GWR7325, GWR7802/12/9/20/1/2/7/8, GWR7903/27, GWR9466, GWR9629/81/82, 30499, 30506/41, 30825/8/30/41/7, 31618/25/38, 31806/74, 34007/10/6/27/8/39/46/53/8/9/67/70/2/3/81/92, 34101/5, 35001/5/6/9/10/1/8/22/5/7/9, 41312/3, 42765, 42859, 42968, 43924, 44123, 44422, 44901, 45163, 45293, 45337/79, 45491, 45690/9, 46428/47, 46512/21, 47279/98, 47324/57, 47406/93, 48173, 48431, 48518, 48624, 53808/9, 71000, 73082/96, 73129/56, 75014/69/78/9, 76017, 78018/9/22/59, 80064/72/8/9/80/97/8, 80100/4/5/35/6/50/1, 92085, 92134, 92207/14/9/40/5. A total of 209. 31618 and 43924 are scheduled for private preservation providing sufficient donations are received. SLS/196810

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
25/02/1948 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6984
Built at Swindon Works
   
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
28/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88A)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
08/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
11/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
03/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 6984    

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