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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8739 m/e 05/1931

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder W.G. Bagnall
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2436
To Service During 05/1931
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/11/1964
Service Life 33 yrs, 6 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1931
66   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 01/12/1945
ABEEG   Aberbeeg on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86D   Llantrisant 4w/e 25/02/1950
87H   Neyland 4w/e 08/10/1955
87J   Fishguard Goodwick 4w/e 14/07/1962
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 28/12/1963
2B   Oxley on 17/05/1964
     Withdrawn w/e 14/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CDF Cardiff Canton 4w/e 01/12/1945
ALLOC 86D Llantrisant 4w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 87J Fishguard Goodwick 4w/e 14/07/1962
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/12/1963
ALLOC 2B Oxley 5w/e 06/06/1964
ALLOC 2B Oxley 2w/e 08/06/1964
WDN   w/e 14/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8739
Built at W.G. Bagnall, Works Number 2436
   
01/12/1945 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberbeeg (ABEEG)    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Llantrisant (86D)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Fishguard Goodwick (87J)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
17/05/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
14/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 8739    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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