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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7427 on 05/06/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 74xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 307
To Service Mon 05/06/1937
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1964
Service Life 27 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/06/1937
NA   Newton Abbot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82C   Swindon 4w/e 21/03/1959
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 15/07/1961
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 25/01/1964
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 15/07/1961
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 27/01/1964
TOSTORE UNK   3w/e 04/05/1964
WDN   w/e 15/06/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/06/1937 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7427
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Abbot (NA)    
21/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
15/07/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
25/01/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
15/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7427    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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