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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4068 m/e 01/1923
Great Western Railway (Renum) 5088   07/03/1939

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1923 LLANTHONY ABBEY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Star
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Star01/1923
Castle (4-6-0)07/03/1939
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 217
Works Number 2922
To Service During 01/1923
Withdrawal Fri 21/09/1962 off Stafford Road (84A)
Service Life 39 yrs, 8 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1963 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2776 01/1923 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2593 05/03/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2871 24/09/1943 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2552 29/09/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2764 19/03/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2805 06/10/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2407 02/03/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2790 03/08/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2403 16/08/1951 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4006 02/03/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4068 19/06/1953 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4048 19/10/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2852 21/06/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2717 10/06/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2411 27/06/1960 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1923
SALOP   Shrewsbury on 07/03/1939
SRD   Stafford Road on 08/03/1942
SRD   Stafford Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84F   Stourbridge Junction on 29/11/1961
84A   Stafford Road on 02/01/1962
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
24/09/1943 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6674)
19/03/1945 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6628)
06/10/1947 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6632)
02/03/1949 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4609)
16/08/1951 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6636)
02/03/1953 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4634)
21/06/1956 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6678)
10/06/1958 Double Chimney fitted
10/06/1958 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7652)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 22/05/1939 01/06/1939 11 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 14/01/1942 08/03/1942 54 days Intermediate Tender number 2593 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 113790
Swindon Works 13/08/1943 01/10/1943 50 days General Boiler number 6674 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2871 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 186710
Swindon Works 15/08/1944 29/09/1944 46 days Light Repair Tender number 2552 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 07/02/1945 19/03/1945 41 days General Boiler number 6628 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2764 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 253581
Swindon Works 27/08/1947 06/10/1947 41 days Intermediate Boiler number 6632 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2805 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 357551
Swindon Works 28/01/1949 02/03/1949 34 days Heavy General Boiler number 4609 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2407 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 429991
Swindon Works 21/06/1950 03/08/1950 44 days Light Casual Tender number 2790 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 21/06/1951 16/08/1951 57 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6636 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2403 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 524804
Swindon Works 06/12/1951 29/01/1952 55 days Heavy Casual    
Swindon Works 16/01/1953 02/03/1953 46 days Heavy General Boiler number 4634 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4006 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 604802
Swindon Works 01/09/1954 19/10/1954 49 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 4048 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 696416
Swindon Works 12/05/1956 21/06/1956 41 days Heavy General Boiler number 6678 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2852 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 780625
Swindon Works 11/03/1958 1 day Heavy General    
Swindon Works 03/05/1960 27/06/1960 56 days Light Intermediate Tender number 2411 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 961759

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
31/07/1962 Withdrawn GWR engines It is understood that the following have been withdrawn and are lying at their home sheds mainly: 1004/26, 1462, 2200/29/56/71/94, 3211, 3623/30/88/94, 3741/50/83, 4037/99, 4102/6/16/8/29/52, 4236/91, 4557/67, 4906/9/13/7/21/34/7/41/4/7/8/52/60/7/9/84/99, 5007/8/11/6/7/9/21/30/2/3/4/6/45/6/7/52/61/4/6/8/75/88/94, 5190, 5357/99, 5520/5/44/50/4/62, 5617/31/46/98, 5746, 5910/1/7/8/26/30/1/40/59/64/6/73/80/1/2/99, 6001/2/7/9/12/4/5/6/9/21/2/6/7, 6146, 6330/42/62/6/88/91, 6617/30/40/1/7, 7300/1/5/11/6/21/31/6/41, 8449, 9785, 42385, 90355/6/565/693. LTE has 7749 on loan pending permanent transfer. SLS/196210

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1923 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4068, name: LLANTHONY ABBEY
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2922		    
02/1939 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2776    
07/03/1939 Modification Diagram HB number 6675 boiler fitted    
07/03/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (SALOP)    
07/03/1939 Renumbered Renumbered to 5088    
22/05/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 22/05/1939. Dep: 01/06/1939.    
14/01/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 14/01/1942. Dep: 08/03/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2593 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
08/03/1942 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
13/08/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 13/08/1943. Dep: 01/10/1943.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6674 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2871 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/08/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 15/08/1944. Dep: 29/09/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2552 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
07/02/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 07/02/1945. Dep: 19/03/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6628 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2764 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stafford Road (SRD)    
27/08/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 27/08/1947. Dep: 06/10/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6632 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2805 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
28/01/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 28/01/1949. Dep: 02/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4609 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2407 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
21/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 21/06/1950. Dep: 03/08/1950.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2790 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
21/06/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 21/06/1951. Dep: 16/08/1951.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6636 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2403 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
06/12/1951 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Casual) - Arr: 06/12/1951. Dep: 29/01/1952.    
16/01/1953 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 16/01/1953. Dep: 02/03/1953.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4634 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 4006 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
19/06/1953 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4068    
01/09/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/09/1954. Dep: 19/10/1954.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4048 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
12/05/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 12/05/1956. Dep: 21/06/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6678 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2852 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
11/03/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 11/03/1958.    
10/06/1958 Modification Diagram HD number 7652 boiler fitted    
10/06/1958 Modification Modification: Double Chimney fitted    
10/06/1958 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2717    
03/05/1960 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 03/05/1960. Dep: 27/06/1960.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2411 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
29/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
02/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
21/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5088 from Stafford Road (84A)    
03/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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