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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 5300 m/e 11/1916
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 8300 m/e 02/1928
Great Western Railway (2nd Renum) 5300 m/e 07/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
43xx11/1916
83xx (2-6-0)02/1928
43xx (2-6-0)07/1944
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 205
Works Number 2672
To Service During 11/1916
Withdrawal Thu 15/01/1953
Service Life 36 yrs, 2 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1916
174   Tyseley on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
STB   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 10/07/1948
84B   Oxley 4w/e 04/11/1950
84B   Oxley 4w/e 30/11/1950
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 14/06/1952
84G   Shrewsbury 6w/e 30/06/1952
84B   Oxley 4w/e 04/10/1952
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STB Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 04/11/1950
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 04/10/1952
WDN   m/e 31/01/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1949 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1916 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5300
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2672		    
02/1928 Renumbered Renumbered to 8300    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
07/1944 Renumbered Renumbered to 5300    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
10/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
02/1949 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
04/10/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
15/01/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 5300    

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