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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7808 on 29/03/1938

Names Carried
Date From Name
29/03/1938 COOKHAM MANOR

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Manor
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 316
To Service Fri 29/03/1938
Withdrawal Fri 31/12/1965
Service Life 27 yrs, 9 mths , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/03/1938
OSY   Oswestry 4w/e 20/04/1946
OSY   Oswestry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 26/12/1953
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 30/01/1954
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 11/07/1959
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 08/10/1960
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 28/01/1961
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 06/10/1962
82C   Swindon 5w/e 24/08/1964
85B   Gloucester Horton Road w/e 08/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OSW   4w/e 20/04/1946
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 5w/e 30/01/1954
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 28/01/1961
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 82C Swindon 3w/e 10/08/1964
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 02/11/1964
WDN   7w/e 16/01/1966

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


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1948 Swindon Works New Work November: Nos. 6761 DYD (3/11), 6762 (4/11), 6763 (10/11), 6764 (12/11), 6765 (26/11); 4169 (15/11); 6991 Acton Burnell Hall WES (22/11), 6992 Arborfield Hall (26/11); Nos. 4168 an 6760 PILL were both completed on 29/10. Locomotives entering Works 28/10/48 to 26/11/48: These included Nos. 184 (condemned), 1013/27, 1331, 1435, 1538 (condemned - at present being used as Works pilot), 1749 (condemned), *1867 (condemned), *2010, *2121, *2187, 2249, *2706, *2717 (both condemned), 2819/71/74/88/96, 2906/32/40/43/53, 3169/86, 3624/77, 3733, 3806/41/64, 3951, 4015/18/25/60/81/83/92/93, 4123, 4287, 4508/53/84, 4665/91, 4900/60, 5031/32/49/67, 5121 (condemned), 5128/77, 5345, 5406/11, 5537/44/48, 5689, 5744/72/81/94, 5801, 5926/67/89, 6021, 6146, 6382/88, 6407, 6715, 6835/43/52, 6915/35/40/47/50/59/61, 7760, 7808, 8751, **9019 (condemned), 9310, 9754, 'Austerity' 77380. *Open cab. **Fitted small 2,000 gallon tender (No. 1128 of 4/96). Nos. 6991/92 came out painted black and fully lined, While Nos. 4168/69, 6760/65 are black and unlined. The following have been painted black and fully lined:-Nos. 4966/96, 5967/92, 6922/40/50 while Nos. 1362, 2194, 2252, 2840, 3685/96, 3811, 4290, 5214, 5384, 5563, 7234, 7716/64, 8768/77, 9310 an 9711 are painted black, but not lined. Nos. 3720 an 7702 have 'G.W.R.' on the tank sides and are fitted with smokebox numberplates. No. 6009 has been fitted with a new standard cast iron smokebox num-berplate, in place of the former smaller brass one, all locomotives leaving Works are now fitted with smokebox numberplates. Locomotives noted with top feed boilers:-Nos. 3624/85/96, 5772/81, 5801, 7702/16/64, 8710/68/77, 9745. SLS/194901
27/10/1963 Swindon Works (Yard) Triangle: 3653, 4507, 4690, 9645. Yard: D829/50/69, D1056, 3652/68, 3766/9, 4082, 4113/76, 5093, 6000/11/25/26, 6763 6819/58/61, 6922/23/61, 7803/08, 8738, 9412/40, 9633, 9700/99. 'A' Shop: D833/4/45/61, D1000/1/7/25/6/8/36/40/54/63/7, D3102, D3510/1/2/9, D3599/604/809, D7039, 4121/50/61, 6116, 6820/35, 6864/66/72/6, 6947/59/80, 7922, 9605, 9673. Dump: 1471, 1608, 4134, 4629/51, 5201, 5645, 5787, 6416, 6609/31/9/74, 8491, 8791, 9401, 9636, 9764. SLS/196312
15/12/1963 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Triangle: 3653, 8425, 9425. Yard: D1060, D7092, 2818, 3668/71/6, 4111, 4555, 4690, 4987, 6000/10/25, 6159, 6831/48/9/50/9/61, 6922, 8738, 9645, 76037/76/81. Dump: 3706, 5201, 5787, 6011, 6151, 6618/31/74, 6724, 8103, 8461/91, 8791, 9401. 'A' Shop: D812/9/24/34/5/45/61, D1006/8/16/26/7/8/9/36/40/3/5/9/65, D3031, D3515/7/97, D3603/6/7, D6328, D7003/12/26/35/58, 4113/76, 5691, 6141/3, 6866, 6976/98, 7808/12/20/6, 7928, 9600/66, 73053/93, 76041, 92003. Ex-Works: 6858. Stored on Shed: 1006/27, 3842, 4631, 4924/96, 5017, 5357, 5814, 5904/43, 9604. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/03/1938 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7808, name: COOKHAM MANOR
Built at Swindon Works
   
20/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (OSY)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oswestry (OSY)    
26/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
24/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
08/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
31/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 7808    

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