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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7913 on 13/03/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/1950 LITTLE WYRLEY HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class Modified Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 368
To Service Mon 13/03/1950
Withdrawal Mon 08/03/1965
Service Life 14 yrs, 11 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 13/03/1950
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 12/08/1950
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 31/08/1950
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 21/05/1955
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 16/07/1955
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 17/05/1958
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 21/03/1959
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 20/07/1964
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction w/e 08/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 08/03/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 31/03/1950
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 12/08/1950
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 21/05/1955
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 3w/e 02/11/1964
WDN   5w/e 12/04/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
09/12/1962 Cardiff East Dock MPD There is no diesel locomotive whatever here and CED is now a full main line shed for the first time in its life ! This must be unique in railway history and the steam phase is expected to last two years as Canton is being demolished completely to make way for a diesel shed and main diesel depot for S. Wales. On 9th December, 1962, the following were on shed-1613, 2875/97, 3662, 3782/4, 3804/10, 4090, 4242/72/82, 5043/74/81/97, 5220/4/5/9, 5749, 6606/37/81, 6813/32/75/6, 6918/32/45/56/72/7/87/95, 7016, 7913, 8425/97, 9426/37, 9629, 92003/236/44/6. SLS/196302
17/03/1963 Swindon Works (Ex Works) Triangle: 4612, 4915, 5027/95, 5931, 6112, 8472. Works Yard: 3769/84, 4082, 5072/78, 5659, 6011/18/25/26, 6369, 6815, 6933, 7314, 8773/76, 9725, D6352. Weigh House: 6944, 7822. 'C' Shop: W.D. 71528. Dump: 2883, 4939, 5023, 6101, 6342/48, 6422, 6962, 8770, 9652, 9727/44/47/59/75, 7334. Dismantling Shed: 5020. 'A' Shop: D35, D101, D809, D813/18, D825/29, D1001/7/11/35. D1018-27 new - in various stages of oonstruction, D3189, D3365/98, D3424, D3505/06/22/25, D4000, D6311, D7002/32/38, 3687, 3755, 3836, 4623/73/77, 5006, 5775, 6855, 6918/22/61/72, 7919/25/28, 8109, 8433/81, 9437, 9648/66/80, 15100/05. Stock Shed: D7072 New. On Running Shed: 6000. Ex Works: 3837, 6819/78, 7913, 8459, 9405. SLS/196304
24/04/1963 Derby MPD (Ex Works) 42636 was badly damaged when it fell into the pit at Derby on 24th April. It is now on works undergoing assessment. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
13/03/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7913
Built at Swindon Works
   
12/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
21/05/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
21/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
20/07/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
08/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
08/03/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 7913    
07/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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