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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5069 on 03/06/1938

Names Carried
Date From Name
03/06/1938 ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 310
To Service Wed 03/06/1938 to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Withdrawal Wed 21/02/1962 off Laira (83D)
Service Life 23 yrs, 8 mths , 18 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1962 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2758 03/06/1938 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2589 30/03/1939 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2435 08/01/1940 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2661 23/04/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2581 15/09/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2440 30/09/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2801 23/01/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2538 15/11/1948 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2428 13/05/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2702 18/08/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2584 19/12/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2446 22/10/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4096 23/06/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4057 24/08/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2682 27/03/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2808 18/03/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2774 28/11/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2593 03/10/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2732 03/02/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
PDN   Old Oak Common (New) on 03/06/1938
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
SDN   Swindon on 30/09/1947
PDN   Old Oak Common m/e 11/1947
82A   Bristol Bath Road on 22/10/1952
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 01/11/1952
83D   Laira on 23/06/1954
     Withdrawn on 21/02/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 17/07/1954
WDN   m/e 28/02/1962

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

Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 06/07/1938 08/07/1938 3 days Running Repairs    
Swindon Works 23/03/1939 04/04/1939 13 days Light Repair Tender number 2589 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 30/11/1939 17/01/1940 49 days Intermediate Tender number 2435 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 12/03/1942 26/04/1942 46 days Intermediate Tender number 2661 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 01/02/1944 11/03/1944 40 days General    
Swindon Works 09/08/1945 15/09/1945 38 days Intermediate Tender number 2581 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 21/08/1947 30/09/1947 41 days Intermediate Tender number 2440 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 08/01/1948 23/01/1948 16 days Light Repair Tender number 2801 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 15/10/1948 15/11/1948 32 days Light Repair Tender number 2538 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 07/04/1949 13/05/1949 37 days Heavy General Tender number 2428 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 26/07/1949 18/08/1949 24 days Light Casual Tender number 2702 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 17/01/1951 20/02/1951 35 days Heavy Intermediate    
Swindon Works 15/11/1951 19/12/1951 35 days Light Casual Tender number 2584 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 17/09/1952 22/10/1952 36 days Heavy General Tender number 2446 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 06/05/1954 23/06/1954 49 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 4096 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 21/07/1955 24/08/1955 35 days Heavy General Tender number 4057 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 18/12/1956 27/03/1957 100 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 2682 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 25/09/1958 28/11/1958 65 days Heavy General Tender number 2774 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 01/12/1960 03/02/1961 65 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 2732 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  

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
31/01/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during January included: Nos. 198, 250, 1009, 1531, 2793, 2859/80/99, 2929/51, 3011/12/44, 3800/07/09/14, 4076/83/87, 4375, 4408, 4542/61,.4854, 4917/87, 5000/01/19/22/30/33/35/48/65/69/75/91/99, 5928/39/46/58/77/94, 6000/03/17/22, 6357/80, 6821/23/62/74, 6906/32, 7001/07, 7308, 9083, W.D. 77005/58/64, 78543/714/717, 79226/34 an 79303. Engines condemned during the same period included Nos. 242, 504, an 3585. Works pilots recently have been: Nos. 198, 905, 1713, an 1781, while 3561 has been on the carriage side. New work: Nos. 6981 , 6982 and 6983 were completed on 20/1, 26/1, and 3/2 respectively; the construction of the 0-6-0 Diesel-electric shunters (Lot 364) is now under way, and the engine of the first one has been mounted on the frames. The first engine to be lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and to bear the prefix 'W' in yellow paint, under the numberplate was No. 4946 , which was ex Works on 8/1 (right-hand side only) and later emerged with both sides done on 16/1. Additional locomotives leaving the Works have been dealt with in various styles, as follows: Nos. 4100, 4217, an 5514 with 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' on the tank sides and prefixed with a yellow 'W' (Subsequently to 26/1, all prefixes have been in white paint). Nos. 1017, 4062, 4084, 4087, an 4951 were lettered 'BRITISH RAILWAYS' and prefixed 'W'; 2880, 5388, 5529, an 6736 with plain tenders and tanks and prefixed with a 'W,' while 2830 carried 'G.W.R.' on the tender and prefixed 'W.' On 23/1 No. 7007 had the old nameplates removed and was renamed Great Western, and on 30/1 No. 7001 emerged from the Works renamed Sir James Milne, with the tender bearing 'G.W.R.' and crest; the number had not been prefixed. All W.D.'s now entering the Works have had the Westinghouse pump removed, presumably at the running sheds SLS/194803
31/10/1948 Swindon Works New work October: Nos. 7438 DG (4/10), 7439 LLY (12/10); 4165 TYS (7/10), 4166 (15/10), 4167 (22/10), whilst under construction were:-Nos. *4168/69, 6760-69 (6760/61 were almost complete on 27/10). These will be followed by Nos. 6991-99 and 7900 under Lot 368. *It is understood that Nos. 4170-79 will not be built at present. Locomotives entering Works October: These included Nos. 259 (condemned)-this is the last Barry Rly. Class 'B' to retain the original boiler, 783 (condemned), 1023/26, 1362, 1745 (condemned), 2166-this is the last of .the class to retain a boiler with a round-topped firebox. The boiler also carries a rather unusual type of safety valve, upon which are mounted the whistles, 2243/52, 2709 (condemned), 2804/48/65, 2928 (condemned), 2989 (condemned), 3005/13/39/46 (all condemned), 3104/87, 3335 (condemned), 3341, 3376 (condemned), 3445 (condemned), 3811/33, 4048, 4118, 4290, 4502/29/83, 4918/32/66/93/96, 5007/38/40/69/81/83/85/91, 5111, 5214/33, 5320/40 (both condemned), 5364/84, 5530/63, 5965/74/92, 6004/09/27, 6116/37/44, 6319/30/53/55/76, 6436, 6817, 6908/22/77, 7000/17, 7215/34, 7300, 9300, 9711/45. Nos. 4160-65 came out in standard G.W. green (unlined) and lettered 'British Railways'; 4166/67 black (fully lined), but not lettered; 7430-38 standard G.W. green (unlined), but not lettered, while No. 7439 came out black, being neither lined nor lettered. The following have been repainted black, fully lined, but not lettered: Nos. 4166/67, 4975, 5955, 6908/16 while Nos. 3826/61, 4128, 4280, 4532, 5183, 5207, 6393 an 7439 are also black, but are neither lined nor lettered.
Locomotives fitted with smokebox numberplates during October included:-Nos. 1991, 2144, 2838, 3826/61/64, 4088, 4128/66/67, 4280, 4532, 4639, 4975, 5015, 5183, 5207, 5375, 5951/55, 6340/71/93, 6406, 6908/16, 7439, 7730, 7818, 9730. 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 77026, 77200 an 79239 have been noted ex repair, by Armstrong Whitworth's; they were painted black and had large Gill Sans numerals. After acting as Works' pilots, Nos. 1730 an 2755 have now been finally withdrawn.		 SLS/194812
30/04/1949 Swindon Works New Work April: Nos. *7903 Foremarke Hall (8/4), *7904 Fountains Hall (14/4), 7905 Fowey Hall LA (28/4); 9678 NA (1/4), 9679 CED (11/4), 9680 TYS (22/4), 9681 TDU (29/4). *Not allocated. Nos. 7903- 05 are painted black and fully lined, while Nos. 9678-81 are plain black. Nos. 7018 Cranbrook Castle and 7019 were nearly complete on 9/5 and the frames and cylinders for the first of the 15XX were in position for drilling. No. 4971 TN has been re-converted to coal-burning.
Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1003/15, 1418/48, 2014 (open cab), 2154 (open cab), 2213/34/65/73, 2812/50/55/61, 2908/12/42/50, 3011, 3666/86, 3737, 3846. 4051/75/88/94, 4138, 4267, 4500, 4663/89, 4805 (for re-conversion), 4908/15/22/41/49/86, 5016/44/54/56/69/74/84/89, 5311/53/60/82, 5523/39/55/74, 5800, 5970/73, 6018/28, 6351/63/67/93, 6812/16/41/48/60, 7236, 7749/53, 8703/43. Condemned: Nos. 47, 1758, 3592 (all to Concentration Yard), No. 277 (acting as Works' pilot). No. 3175 has been cut up in 'A' Shop. Nos. 6100/01/03/59 have had the footsteps set further inwards, to enable them to work on the Reading-Redhill line. No. 155 ex Works, has been fitted with a copper-capped parallel chimney replacing the tapered cast-iron one formerly carried. No. 3033, ex Works, now carries the frames, cylinders and cab sides of No. 3005 (condemned) and the boiler of No. 3033. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include: Nos. 1003, 5931, 6907/33; Nos. 4003/07/49 are painted dark green and fully lined. The contents of the Stock Shed on 3/5 were:-Nos. 2948, 4124/68/69, 4914, 5153, 5411, 5919, 6915/19/97/8/9 an 7902.		 SLS/194906
31/05/1949 Swindon Works New Work May: Nos. 7018 Drysllwyn Castle (originally intended to have been named Cranbrook Castle) LDR (24/5), 7019 Fowey Castle BRD (27/5), *7020 Gloucester Castle (31/5); *9682 (6/5). *Not allocated. Nos. 7018-20 are painted dark green and lined. Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle and 7022 were nearly complete on 2/6; while on the same day No. 1500 had the motion, wheels, boiler and cab erected, No. 1501 cylinders, etc., erected, No. 1502 frames only and Nos. 7023/24 frames and cylinders only. Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. p23 (Petrol), 100A1, 1017, 1419/43, 2061 (closed cab), 2212/14/61/91, 2568, 2800/03/24/76/78/90, 3010/32, 3102/64/74, 3815/24/35, 4052/58/73/82, 4224, 4377, 4516/28/39, 4676, 4805/11/55/57 (for re-conversion to coal-burning), 4903/13/33/67/91/94, 5003/09/36/43/46/60/66/93/98, 5142, 5325/62, 5406, 5503/07/43/51, 5755/75/77, 5925/34/75/82, 6000/10/11/14, 6162/63 (both fitted with deconcentrating gear), 6346/57/62/73, 6710/16/24/31, 6823/40/61/68/73, 6931/36/43, 7222, 7321, 7704/90/94, 7806/07, 8701/41, 9613, 9700/10, 70836, 90357, 1299. Condemned: Nos. 277, 2756/89 (all acting as Works pilots), 30, 280 (still retains original boiler and has round topped tanks), 3400/43, 3577 (open cab), 5117. Nos. 6105/30 have had the footsteps set further inwards. No. E1299 failed here with a hot box on 11/5, after having worked the Grimsby fish train. Nos. 2863 (ex 4805) and 2853 (ex 4810) have been re-converted to coal-burning. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1015, 4949/86 an 5973. Nos. 1015, 5074 and 6936 have received tenders with the new crest. Lining: Commencing with No. 5069 (ex Works 12/5), all locomotives painted dark green or black and fully lined are having the cylinders lined out with two red I' vertical bands at both ends. In addition No. 5069 also had the cleating bands lined, but subsequent locomotives (including No. 7018) have not had this done. SLS/194907
31/07/1949 Swindon Works New Work July: Nos. 1501 (1/7), 1502 (27/7). Both are unlined black. Locomotives entering Works during July included: Nos. 1005/12/25, 1467/68, 2206, 2856/86, 2920, 3663, 3779, 3853, 4013/41/56/61, 4133, 4381, 4631, 4901/43, 5050/69, 5238, 5369, 5552/59, 5918, 6003, 6103/08/22, 6320 (for re-conversion), 6336/45/54, 6417, 6804/38, 6910, 7307, 7809, 7905, 8762. Condemned: 2708 an 9087. No. 3837 (ex 4854) has been re-converted to coal-burning. No. 6020 has been painted blue, while No. 4961 has been Painted black and fully lined. The first of the contractor built series of 94XX arrived on Works on 27/7 viz: Nos. 8400 an 8401; they have entered shops to have the A.T.C. gear fitted. Works' Nos. checked are: Bagnall 2910/11 of 1949.
Awaiting Works at the east end of the yard- were Nos. 1000, 2708, 2875, 3635, 4981, 5057, 5554/57, 6844; No. 2863 (ex 4805-oil-burning) was also in evidence. B shop contained Nos. 1363, 1467/68, 2206/11, 2572, 3663/77, 4631, 6408/09/17, 7735, 9638. New engines from Bagnall's were Nos. 8400/1 (makers Nos. 2910/1) and Swindon construction included Nos. 7026 (painted), 7027, 1504 (painted), 1505 and the frames of a diesel (Lot 363). Barry 0-6-2T's Nos. 212, 213 an 246 were acting as Works' shunters.		 SLS/194909
04/03/1962 Swindon Works (Dump) Triangle: 1435, 3636, 4123/6, 4929, 5167, 5509/11/49, 6152/3/66, 6348, 7421, 7796, 8441, 8700/79, 9738. Works Yard: D3437, 1009/21/7, 3809/49, 4093, 4632, 4905/44, 5924, 6006, 6408, 6820, 6965/7, 7002/4/27/37, 7306, 8489/94, 8721/33/62/75, 9460, 9765. Weigh House: 5967. 'C' Shop: 8735, 9416. Dump: 1642, 2205/6/30/88, 4207, 5069, 5770, 7771/2, 8451, 8768, 9454/74, 9720. 'A' Shop: D600/2/3, D808, D1002-17, D2182-6, D3035, D3354/6/60/6/97, D3425, D4009, D6315/23/37, 8, 1013/5/9/28, 2516, 2859/73/6, 3440, 4003, 4286, 4920/50, 5026/43/56, 5990/1, 6012, 6821/7/39, 6906/13/36/50/71/3/93, 7001/3/6/13/26, 7226, 7320/37, 7918, 9400, 82040, 92222/37. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/06/1938 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5069, name: ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)
Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g		    
06/07/1938 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Running Repairs) - Arr: 06/07/1938. Dep: 08/07/1938.    
23/03/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 23/03/1939. Dep: 04/04/1939.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2589 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
30/11/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 30/11/1939. Dep: 17/01/1940.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2435 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
12/03/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 12/03/1942. Dep: 26/04/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2661 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
01/02/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 01/02/1944. Dep: 11/03/1944.    
09/08/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 09/08/1945. Dep: 15/09/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2581 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
21/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 21/08/1947. Dep: 30/09/1947.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2440 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
30/09/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (SDN)    
11/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
08/01/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 08/01/1948. Dep: 23/01/1948.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2801 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/10/1948 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/10/1948. Dep: 15/11/1948.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2538 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
07/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 07/04/1949. Dep: 13/05/1949.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2428 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
26/07/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 26/07/1949. Dep: 18/08/1949.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2702 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
17/01/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 17/01/1951. Dep: 20/02/1951.    
15/11/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 15/11/1951. Dep: 19/12/1951.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2584 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
17/09/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 17/09/1952. Dep: 22/10/1952.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2446 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
22/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
06/05/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/05/1954. Dep: 23/06/1954.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4096 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
23/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
21/07/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 21/07/1955. Dep: 24/08/1955.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4057 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
18/12/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/12/1956. Dep: 27/03/1957.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2682 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
18/03/1958 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2808    
25/09/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 25/09/1958. Dep: 28/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2774 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
03/10/1959 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2593    
01/12/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/12/1960. Dep: 03/02/1961.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2732 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
21/02/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5069 from Laira (83D)    
05/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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