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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2249 on 24/08/1945

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 347
To Service Tue 24/08/1945 to Oxford (OXF)
Withdrawal Tue 01/09/1964
Service Life 19 yrs , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
OXF   Oxford (New) on 24/08/1945
OXF   Oxford on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85C   Hereford 3w/e 17/05/1952
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 29/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 01/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85C Hereford 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 29/06/1963
TOSTORE   3w/e 20/07/1964
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1948 Swindon Works New Work November: Nos. 6761 DYD (3/11), 6762 (4/11), 6763 (10/11), 6764 (12/11), 6765 (26/11); 4169 (15/11); 6991 Acton Burnell Hall WES (22/11), 6992 Arborfield Hall (26/11); Nos. 4168 an 6760 PILL were both completed on 29/10. Locomotives entering Works 28/10/48 to 26/11/48: These included Nos. 184 (condemned), 1013/27, 1331, 1435, 1538 (condemned - at present being used as Works pilot), 1749 (condemned), *1867 (condemned), *2010, *2121, *2187, 2249, *2706, *2717 (both condemned), 2819/71/74/88/96, 2906/32/40/43/53, 3169/86, 3624/77, 3733, 3806/41/64, 3951, 4015/18/25/60/81/83/92/93, 4123, 4287, 4508/53/84, 4665/91, 4900/60, 5031/32/49/67, 5121 (condemned), 5128/77, 5345, 5406/11, 5537/44/48, 5689, 5744/72/81/94, 5801, 5926/67/89, 6021, 6146, 6382/88, 6407, 6715, 6835/43/52, 6915/35/40/47/50/59/61, 7760, 7808, 8751, **9019 (condemned), 9310, 9754, 'Austerity' 77380. *Open cab. **Fitted small 2,000 gallon tender (No. 1128 of 4/96). Nos. 6991/92 came out painted black and fully lined, While Nos. 4168/69, 6760/65 are black and unlined. The following have been painted black and fully lined:-Nos. 4966/96, 5967/92, 6922/40/50 while Nos. 1362, 2194, 2252, 2840, 3685/96, 3811, 4290, 5214, 5384, 5563, 7234, 7716/64, 8768/77, 9310 an 9711 are painted black, but not lined. Nos. 3720 an 7702 have 'G.W.R.' on the tank sides and are fitted with smokebox numberplates. No. 6009 has been fitted with a new standard cast iron smokebox num-berplate, in place of the former smaller brass one, all locomotives leaving Works are now fitted with smokebox numberplates. Locomotives noted with top feed boilers:-Nos. 3624/85/96, 5772/81, 5801, 7702/16/64, 8710/68/77, 9745. SLS/194901
02/07/1961 Stafford Road Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 1455, 2217, 3210, 3610, 3792, 4110/20, 4290, 4703, 4910/96, 5416, 5563/8/70, 5679, 5957, 6611/68, 7308/39, 7403, 8403, 9464, 9674, 9778. Weigh House : D3034, 1011. Works Yard: 1003/7, 2249, 3201, 3618, 4591, 5548, 5694, 5933, 6314, 6424, 6688, 7244, 73037. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
24/08/1945 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2249
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxford (OXF)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (85C)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
01/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 2249    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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