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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2287 on 23/01/1936

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 298
To Service Fri 23/01/1936
Withdrawal Fri 21/05/1965
Service Life 29 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
114   Oxley (New) on 23/01/1936
CNYD   Croes Newydd 4w/e 07/03/1936
CNYD   Croes Newydd on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
BCN   Brecon 4w/e 23/04/1949
89A   Oswestry 4w/e 26/12/1959
89C   Machynlleth 4w/e 05/11/1960
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 19/05/1962
87H   Neyland 4w/e 29/06/1963
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 28/12/1963
86C   Hereford 4w/e 22/02/1964
85B   Gloucester Horton Road w/e 08/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 21/05/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BCN Brecon 4w/e 23/04/1949
1STALLOC 89A Oswestry 4w/e 26/12/1959
ALLOC 89C Machynlleth 4w/e 05/11/1960
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 19/05/1962
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 29/06/1963
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 31/12/1963
ALLOC 86C Hereford 4w/e 24/02/1964
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 02/11/1964
WDN   4w/e 13/06/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/01/1962 Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works (Works Yard) 1017(89A), 1639, 1650, 3200, 3622, 3631, 3831, 4154, 4270(88A), 4555(83A), 4645, 4663, 4946(89A), 5254(87B), 5658, 5957(81F), 6125, 6137, 6326, 6976/9, 7248, 7329, 7439, 8753(81C), 9612/23/46, 82041, 92227(88A). Works Yard: 2287(89C), D3028, D3979. Waiting Works: 3708(86G), 4179(84A), 4608(81C), 6150(81F), 6972(82B), 6992(85A), 75024(84E). SLS/196203
04/03/1962 Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1011 (82B), 2287 (89C), 3622, 3677 (82B), 3692 (87B), 3708 (86G), 3833 (86A), 4122 (87H), 4179, 4696, 5774, 5901/77, 6110, 6125 (87H), 6137/50, 6326 (88A), 6972 (82B), 6974/6/92, 7200 (87F), 7236, 7804 (87G), 9623 (82B), 9782, 75024, 92227 (88A). Works Yard: 1451 (83C), 2268 (82D), 2856, 4140, 4608, 7807 (89D), 9633 (83C), D3037, D3977. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
23/01/1936 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2287
Built at Swindon Works 		   
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (CNYD)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Croes Newydd (CNYD)    
23/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (BCN)    
26/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (89A)    
05/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (89C)    
19/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
22/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (86C)    
08/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
21/05/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 2287    
09/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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