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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (1st) 4820 on 02/11/1933
Great Western Railway (2nd) 1420 on 16/11/1946 (at Cardiff Cathays)

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 14xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-4-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 279
To Service Fri 02/11/1933
Withdrawal Fri 06/11/1964
Service Life 31 yrs , 4 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 02/11/1933
CVCYS     4w/e 26/01/1946
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 20/04/1946
CHYS   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 18/05/1946
CHYS   Cardiff Cathays on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81F   Oxford 4w/e 05/09/1953
81C   Southall 4w/e 04/10/1958
83D   Laira 4w/e 08/08/1959
86C   Hereford 4w/e 24/02/1962
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 06/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CHYS Cardiff Cathays m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC NPTG Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 20/04/1946
ALLOC 81F Oxford 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 08/08/1959
ALLOC 86C Hereford 4w/e 24/02/1962
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 3w/e 05/10/1964
WDN   w/e 02/11/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1961 Caerphilly Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1420/71, 1506, 1651/68 3702, 4242/65/79/98, 5232, 5618, 6115/45, 6684, 8464/9/86, 9420/57, 9671, 9710, 92221/9. Works Yard: 3682, 3797, 4690, 6108, 9489, 9639, 92238. SLS/196112
30/04/1962 Leominster MPD Leominster shed, sub to Shrewsbury, was closed from 30th April and engines and duties (Kington goods and Leominster pilot) transferred to Hereford-its former parent shed. Since January, 1961, when it came under Shrewsbury, Hereford has still supplied engines and in February, 1962, 1420/47 were allocated to Leominster permanently and remained until closure. Now both are booked to run light engine from Hereford and return thereto in the even-ing. SLS/196206
17/10/1965 Final GWR Cavalcade A Final GWR Cavalcade BIRMINGHAM-BRISTOL On Sunday, 17th October, it is proposed to run a special train from Birmingham to Worcester and Bristol utlising a 66XX Birmingham to Worcester, the two Dartington Trust Ashburton branch locomotives 1420 an 6435 from Worcester to Bristol and 7029 Clun Castle Bristol to Birmingham; this will be the final main line run of 1420 and 6435 before their sojourn on the Ashburton branch and it is expected that Clun Castle will be withdrawn after 20th November. SLS/196509

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/11/1933 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4820
Built at Swindon Works 		   
26/01/1946 Allocation      
20/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
18/05/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (CHYS)    
16/11/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 1420    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Cathays (CHYS)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Oxford (81F)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
08/08/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
24/02/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (86C)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
06/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 1420    

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