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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2538   08/1897

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Dean Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 108
Works Number 1579
To Service During 08/1897
Withdrawal Wed 15/05/1957
Service Life 59 yrs, 9 mths , 14 dys
Total Mileage 1,123,852

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 15/06/1957 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1897
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
CNYD   Croes Newydd 4w/e 23/04/1949
OSW     4w/e 28/01/1950
89B   Brecon 4w/e 29/11/1952
85C   Hereford 4w/e 24/01/1953
89A   Oswestry 4w/e 08/08/1953
     Withdrawn on 15/05/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CNYD Croes Newydd 4w/e 23/04/1949
ALLOC OSW   4w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 89B Brecon 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 85C Hereford 4w/e 24/01/1953
ALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 08/08/1953
WDN   m/e 31/05/1957

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1905 S2 boiler fitted
07/1910 B4 boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 Swindon Works Locomotives entering works during October and November included 1366, 1409, 1416, 1538, 2017, 2092, 2212, 2411, 2538, 2612, 2708, 2792,2817, 2825, 2836, 2842, 2851, 2859, 2882, 2883, 2884, 2885, 2906, 2927, 2947, 2955,2980, 2987, 2889, 3016, 3026, 3363, 3421, 4038, 4042. 4046, 4052, 4059, 4903, 4934,4953, 4954, 4966, 4973, 5949, 5961, 5989, 5997, 6917, 6922, 6929, 6947, 6959, 70876, 77086, 77326, and 79309 SLS/194701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1897 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2538
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1579
   
10/1905 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
07/1910 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
23/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (CNYD)    
28/01/1950 Allocation      
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (89B)    
24/01/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (85C)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (89A)    
15/05/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 2538    
15/06/1957 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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