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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8449 on 30/06/1954

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 94xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder W.G. Bagnall
Order Number Unk
Works Number 2959
To Service Wed 30/06/1954 to Oxley (84B)
Withdrawal Wed 05/09/1962
Service Life 8 yrs, 2 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
84B   Oxley (New) on 30/06/1954
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 25/01/1958
     Withdrawn on 05/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 30/06/1954
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 17/07/1954
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 28/12/1957
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
22/04/1962 Craven Arms MPD On 22nd April the following were on shed-3205, 8449, 45143, 48307 all 89A and also 45530 of 6G, which had failed on a Salop -Cardiff train. Since Knighton shed closed 1st January, banking duties there have been diagrammed to a Collett 0-6-0 from Craven Arms, leaving shed 4-10 a.m. for Knighton and returning late evening. This shed also works the Bitterley branch goods traffic now. SLS/196206
31/07/1962 Withdrawn GWR engines It is understood that the following have been withdrawn and are lying at their home sheds mainly: 1004/26, 1462, 2200/29/56/71/94, 3211, 3623/30/88/94, 3741/50/83, 4037/99, 4102/6/16/8/29/52, 4236/91, 4557/67, 4906/9/13/7/21/34/7/41/4/7/8/52/60/7/9/84/99, 5007/8/11/6/7/9/21/30/2/3/4/6/45/6/7/52/61/4/6/8/75/88/94, 5190, 5357/99, 5520/5/44/50/4/62, 5617/31/46/98, 5746, 5910/1/7/8/26/30/1/40/59/64/6/73/80/1/2/99, 6001/2/7/9/12/4/5/6/9/21/2/6/7, 6146, 6330/42/62/6/88/91, 6617/30/40/1/7, 7300/1/5/11/6/21/31/6/41, 8449, 9785, 42385, 90355/6/565/693. LTE has 7749 on loan pending permanent transfer. SLS/196210

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/06/1954 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8449
Built at W.G. Bagnall, Works Number 2959
Allocated to Oxley (84B)
   
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
05/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 8449    
02/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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