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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4202 m/e 02/1912
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7242 on 28/09/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
420002/1912
7200 (2-8-2T)28/09/1937
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 187
Works Number 2446
To Service During 02/1912
Withdrawal Mon 08/06/1964
Service Life 52 yrs, 4 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1912
ABDR   Aberdare on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88A   Cardiff Cathays m/e 31/01/1951
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 28/02/1951
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 27/07/1963
     Withdrawn on 08/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 27/07/1963
WDN   w/e 15/06/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1912 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4202
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2446
   
28/09/1937 Renumbered Renumbered to 7242    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberdare (ABDR)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
27/07/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
08/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7242    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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