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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5255 m/e 12/1925
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7220 on 17/09/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520512/1925
7200 (2-8-2T)17/09/1935
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 233
To Service During 12/1925
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 9 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1925
NA   Newton Abbot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 01/11/1952
84A   Stafford Road 4w/e 27/03/1954
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 09/10/1954
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NA Newton Abbot 4w/e 22/02/1947
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 84A Stafford Road 4w/e 27/03/1954
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 09/10/1954
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Swindon Works New Work December: Nos. 6766 NEA (8/12), 6767 (21/12), 6768 (23/12); 6993 Arthog Hall WEY (4/12), 6994 Baggrave Hall EXE (9/12), 6995 Benthall Hall TN (17/12). Nos. 6993-95 are painted black and fully lined, while Nos. 6766-68 are black and unlined. Locomotives entering Works 29/11/48 to 24/12/48: These included Nos. 62 (condemned), 71 (condemned), 301 (condemned)-re-numbered from 201, 1020/21/22/24, 1400/07/44, 2068, 2414, 2833/37/94, 3430/31 (both condemned), 3614/74/82, 3724, 3808/17/21/38/59/64, 4038/39/80/90, 4087, 4112/50, 4274, 4353 (condemned), 4506/14/63/70/87, 4700, 4920/91, 5002/34/41/45/47/70/87, 5022, 5103, 5351/59/97, 5412/22, 5522/32, 5708/12, 5913/19/56/59/95, 6010/12/23, 6100/48/54, 6323/24/39/85, 6423, 6856, 6930/39/66, 7200/20/22, 7401, 7727, 9306, 9601/06. (4150 and 5022 were the locomotives that were involved in the Lapworth accident). On 16/12 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 2906, 3012/15/17/18/23/41/44, 3453, 4017, 4168/69, 4914, 5153/83. Additional locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 5926 an 6947. 'Austerity' No. 77380 has been fitted with a smokebox numberplate (the first 'Austerity' to be so fitted here). 'Austerity' 2-8-0's to be fitted with standard G.W.R. fittings, which include Wakefield lubricator, G.W. type stuffing box and fountain, whistles, injectors, top feed and fire iron compartment, were ex Swindon Works as follows:-Nos. 77000 (19/5/48). 77027 (24/3/48), 77165 (13/4/48), 77291 (10/12/47), 77429 (9/6/48), 78542 (12/11/47), 79226 (6/9/48), 79278 (28/11/47). Frames are being cut for Lot 373. which, it is understood, is for some 0-6-0PT's with outside Walschaerts valve gear. SLS/194902

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5255
Built at Swindon Works
   
17/09/1935 Renumbered Renumbered to 7220    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Abbot (NA)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
27/03/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (84A)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7220    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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