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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4069 m/e 01/1923
Great Western Railway (Renum) 5089   01/11/1939

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1923 WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Star
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
Star01/1923
Castle (4-6-0)01/11/1939
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 217
Works Number 2923
To Service During 01/1923
Withdrawal w/e Sat 14/11/1964 off Oxley (2B)
Service Life 41 yrs, 10 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Collett 4,000g 2801 01/1923 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2766 03/01/1942 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2399 27/01/1944 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2566 17/01/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2388 12/10/1945 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2848 30/05/1947 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2881 31/03/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2693 14/04/1949 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4050 22/12/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4101 29/05/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4053 29/11/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4101 01/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2704 30/01/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2749 09/03/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2855 25/10/1955 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2764 28/10/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2825 03/07/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 4014 28/05/1962 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2859 07/1964 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1923
LDR   Landore on 01/11/1939
LDR   Landore on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
PDN   Old Oak Common m/e 07/1948
PDN   Old Oak Common 4w/e 07/08/1948
SDN   Swindon on 31/03/1949
CDF   Cardiff Canton on 14/04/1949
CDF   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1949
87E   Landore m/e 04/1954
83A   Newton Abbot on 25/10/1955
83D   Laira m/e 04/1956
84A   Stafford Road on 20/05/1958
2B   Oxley on 09/09/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 14/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PDN Old Oak Common 4w/e 07/08/1948
ALLOC CDF Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC 87E Landore 4w/e 22/05/1954
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 19/06/1954
ALLOC 87E Landore 4w/e 14/08/1954
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot m/e 30/11/1955
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 84B St Blazey 5w/e 07/09/1963
WDN   w/e 14/11/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/10/1945 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6625)
30/05/1947 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4627)
31/03/1949 Diagram HA boiler fitted (number 4635)
22/12/1950 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6683)
29/05/1952 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6633)
09/03/1954 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6661)
25/10/1955 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6641)
25/10/1957 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6658)
03/07/1959 Diagram HB boiler fitted (number 6626)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 12/11/1941 07/01/1942 57 days Intermediate Tender number 2766 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 132443
Swindon Works 10/12/1943 29/01/1944 51 days Intermediate Tender number 2399 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 235138
Swindon Works 11/12/1944 17/01/1945 38 days Light Repair Tender number 2566 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 05/09/1945 12/10/1945 38 days General Boiler number 6625 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2388 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 312428
Swindon Works 24/04/1947 30/05/1947 37 days Intermediate Boiler number 4627 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2848 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 393142
Swindon Works 02/03/1949 31/03/1949 30 days Heavy General Boiler number 4635 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2881 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 477697
Swindon Works 06/04/1949 14/04/1949 9 days Unclassified Tender number 2693 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
  
Swindon Works 17/11/1950 22/12/1950 36 days Heavy General Boiler number 6683 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4050 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 558205
Swindon Works 22/04/1952 29/05/1952 38 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4101 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
 631340
Swindon Works 01/02/1954 09/03/1954 37 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6661 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2749 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 735516
Swindon Works 15/09/1955 25/10/1955 41 days Heavy General Boiler number 6641 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2855 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 808739
Swindon Works 06/04/1957 25/10/1957 203 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 6658 (Diagram HB)
 907282
Swindon Works 07/05/1959 03/07/1959 58 days Heavy General Boiler number 6626 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2825 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1006200
Swindon Works 16/03/1962 28/05/1962 74 days Light Intermediate Tender number 4014 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
 1120121

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Swindon Works New Work March: Nos. *7901 Dodington Hall (23/3), *7902 Eaton Mascot Hall (31/3); 9675 MTHR 4/3), 9676 CYS (10/3), 9677 CED (17/3). *Not allocated. Locomotives entering Works 28/2/49 to 30/3/49: Nos. 1002/09, 1086 (re-numbered 1147), 1213 (re-numbered 9), 1415, 1758 SDN (condemned), 1894 NPT (condemned), 2011/12, 2226/40/92/99, 2724 CYS (condemned), 69, 2806/36/71/82/83, 2902/15/31/81/87, 3032/33/43, 3175, 3386, 3562 OXF (condemned), 3616/45/55/88, 3719/44/47, 3819/29, 3901/55 (both for re-conversion), 4000/03/07/13/49, 4213/37/60/70, 4527/35/38/58/65/69/98, 4624, 4703, 4806/51 (both for re-conversion), 4936/55, 5020/33/55/57/75/89/91/95, 5166, 5310/30/41/72/96, 5509/66, 5719/28/98, 5931/79/88, 6017/24/25/28, 6132/53, 6341/53, 6720/47, 6803/22/54, 6900/02/07/33/46/55/62/64, 7202/09, 7302, 7415, 7766/84, 8753, 9311, 9600, 9704/08 and Class '8' W.D. 77234 (re-numbered 90201). Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include:-Nos. 1002/28, 2947, 4990, 6917/24, while Nos. 4007/20 are painted green and also lined. Works' pilots recently have been:-Nos. *212/13/46 and **1900. *Condemned 7/48. **Condemned 4/48.
No. 3150 has been fitted with the curved front end frames and cylinders (outside steam pipes) of No. 3184 (condemned in 1948). The original frames of No. 3150 had a square front end and the cylinders had internal steam pipes. No. 2123 has been fitted with auto gear.		 SLS/194905
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
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1923 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4069, name: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2923		    
01/11/1939 Modification Diagram HB number 6678 boiler fitted    
01/11/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (LDR)    
01/11/1939 Renumbered Renumbered to 5089    
01/11/1939 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2801    
12/11/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 12/11/1941. Dep: 07/01/1942.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2766 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
10/12/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 10/12/1943. Dep: 29/01/1944.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2399 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
11/12/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 11/12/1944. Dep: 17/01/1945.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2566 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
05/09/1945 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Arr: 05/09/1945. Dep: 12/10/1945.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6625 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2388 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
24/04/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Intermediate) - Arr: 24/04/1947. Dep: 30/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4627 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2848 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Landore (LDR)    
07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
07/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
02/03/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 02/03/1949. Dep: 31/03/1949.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 4635 (Diagram HA)
Tender number 2881 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
31/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (SDN)    
06/04/1949 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 06/04/1949. Dep: 14/04/1949.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2693 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
14/04/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF)    
17/11/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 17/11/1950. Dep: 22/12/1950.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6683 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4050 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
22/04/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 22/04/1952. Dep: 29/05/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6633 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 4101 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
    
29/11/1952 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4053    
01/1954 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4101    
30/01/1954 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2704    
01/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 01/02/1954. Dep: 09/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6661 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2749 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
04/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Landore (87E)    
15/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 15/09/1955. Dep: 25/10/1955.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6641 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2855 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
25/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
06/04/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 06/04/1957. Dep: 25/10/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6658 (Diagram HB)
    
28/10/1957 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2764    
20/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
07/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 07/05/1959. Dep: 03/07/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 6626 (Diagram HB)
Tender number 2825 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
16/03/1962 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Intermediate) - Arr: 16/03/1962. Dep: 28/05/1962.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 4014 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
    
09/09/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
07/1964 Tender Tender fitted: Collett 4,000g number 2859    
14/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5089 from Oxley (2B)    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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