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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5270 m/e 04/1926
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7235 on 03/01/1936

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
520504/1926
7200 (2-8-2T)03/01/1936
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 233
To Service During 04/1926
Withdrawal Mon 20/04/1964
Service Life 38 yrs , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1926
PPRD   Pontypool Road 4w/e 08/02/1936
PPRD   Pontypool Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 30/11/1957
85A   Worcester 4w/e 19/04/1958
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 29/11/1958
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 21/03/1959
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 30/01/1960
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 05/11/1960
     Withdrawn on 20/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 19/04/1958
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 29/11/1958
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 21/03/1959
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 05/11/1960
WDN   3w/e 04/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/04/1958 Bromsgrove MPD In the absence of the 2-10-0, G.W. 7235 was tried out on 18th April et seq but fouled the platform and also ' dropped a brick arch;' on 7th May 2-8-0T 5226 arrived for trials and commenced work 'banking' up the Lickey, mid-morning. SLS/195805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5270
Built at Swindon Works 		   
03/01/1936 Renumbered Renumbered to 7235    
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
19/04/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
29/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
21/03/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
05/11/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
20/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7235    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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