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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2845 m/e 11/1912
Great Western Railway (Oil) 4809 on 11/08/1947
Great Western Railway (Coal) 2845 on 15/12/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 186
Works Number 2445
To Service During 11/1912
Withdrawal Fri 24/05/1963
Service Life 50 yrs, 6 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1963 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1912
SHL   Southall on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
PPRD   Pontypool Road 4w/e 31/12/1949
81F   Oxford 4w/e 12/08/1950
81F   Oxford 4w/e 31/08/1950
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 04/11/1950
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 30/11/1950
81C   Southall 2w/e 12/07/1952
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/02/1953
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 13/08/1955
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 11/07/1959
84C   Banbury 4w/e 14/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 24/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PDN Old Oak Common 4w/e 06/09/1947
ALLOC PPRD Pontypool Road 4w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 81F Oxford 4w/e 12/08/1950
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 04/11/1950
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 13/08/1955
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 14/07/1962
WDN   w/e 20/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/08/1947 Converted to oil burnng
15/12/1949 Oil burning equipment removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during August included: 992, 1004, 1758, 2023, 2280, 2289, 2409, 2568, 2818, 2833, 2886, 3170, 3375, 3582, 3845, 4015, 4021, 4049, 4055, 4082, 4701, 4800, 4924, 4931, 4945, 4957, 4989, 5006, 5049, 5056, 5069, 5084, 5088, 5094, 5318, 5337, 5347, 5353, 5370, 5913, 5922, 5923, 5940, 5962, 6333, 6909, 6931, an 6965. 2-8-0's which have recently been converted to oil-burning were ex Works as follows: Nos. 4809 (2845) 11/8, 4810 (2853) 13/8, 4857 (3831) 16/8 and 4811 (2847) 20/8. The construction of Lot 366 is under way and No. 6971 (coal-burning) is nearing completion. (16/9). SLS/194710
21/10/1948 Swindon Stock Shed (Newburn Wagon Repair) On 21/10 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 3012/14/15/17/18/23/41, 3900/54/55, 4081, 4502, 4914, 4801/06/08/10/51/55/57, 6320 while those observed at the Newburn Wagon Repair Shed were Nos. 3022/24/36, 3377/83/93, 3406/07/44/47/49, 3450/51/54, 3901/03/52, 4803/05/07/09/11/53/54/56, 9024/83/84/89. Nos. 3904/50 an 4804 have been re-converted to coal-burning and re-numbered *4972, 5955 and 2839 respectively. *Still retains electric lighting equipment. SLS/194812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1912 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2845
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2445
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Southall (SHL)    
11/08/1947 Modification Modification: Converted to oil burnng    
11/08/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4809    
15/12/1949 Modification Modification: Oil burning equipment removed    
15/12/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 2845    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
12/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
31/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
13/08/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
24/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 2845    
09/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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