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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6345 m/e 04/1923

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 216
Works Number 2890
To Service During 04/1923
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 41 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1923
167   Neyland on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
NA   Newton Abbot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/04/1951
82B   St Philips Marsh 3w/e 19/05/1951
84K   Chester West 4w/e 05/09/1953
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 11/07/1959
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 13/08/1960
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
83B   Taunton 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 21/04/1951
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 13/08/1960
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1962
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 31/12/1963
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1954 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1946 Swindon Works Locos entering works during January: 207/42/70, 1751/86, 2084, 2116, 2221/74, 2679, 2766, 2802/11/53/62/98, 2912/51, 3034, 3188, 3219/64, 3754, 3808/63, 4004/13/7/21, 4125, 4299, 4326, 4539/47/98, 4615, 4811/5/54, 4909/51/6/63/90, 5019/46/55/6/80, 5161, 5361, 5403, 5534/40/52/65, 5906/25/51/72/4/85, 6003/10/4/9/22/6, 6112, 6314/45/7/56, 6690, 6721, 6919/61/5, 7300/9, 7700/8, 7804, 8359, 8704/14/22/70, 9301, 9768/89/91, WD 71488, 75046. SLS/194604
31/07/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during July included:-Nos. 1019, 2532, 2841, 2852, 2931, 2936, 2939, 2943, 3831, 3862, 4032, 4074, 4083, 5005, 5030, 5357, 5936, 5942, 5990, 6317, 6345, 6360, 6395, W.D. 77294, 78542 and 78632. No. 2651 WOS was ex Works on 5/7. New engines reported seen are:-Nos. 4155 BRD, 4156 STJ and 6753-55 CV.BRY. - The following have received 'TF' boilers: Nos. 1410, 3790, 4630, 6405, 8756, and 9707. 'Austerity' Nos. 77000, 77443, 78510, 78512, 78521, and 79235 are all ex repairs in Belgium and painted black. The new 67XX are the same as the earlier ones, in that they are not fitted with screw couplings, train heating, vacuum brake or A.T.C. equipment. They are, however, fitted with 'TF' boilers. SLS/194709
31/07/1949 Swindon Works New Work July: Nos. 1501 (1/7), 1502 (27/7). Both are unlined black. Locomotives entering Works during July included: Nos. 1005/12/25, 1467/68, 2206, 2856/86, 2920, 3663, 3779, 3853, 4013/41/56/61, 4133, 4381, 4631, 4901/43, 5050/69, 5238, 5369, 5552/59, 5918, 6003, 6103/08/22, 6320 (for re-conversion), 6336/45/54, 6417, 6804/38, 6910, 7307, 7809, 7905, 8762. Condemned: 2708 an 9087. No. 3837 (ex 4854) has been re-converted to coal-burning. No. 6020 has been painted blue, while No. 4961 has been Painted black and fully lined. The first of the contractor built series of 94XX arrived on Works on 27/7 viz: Nos. 8400 an 8401; they have entered shops to have the A.T.C. gear fitted. Works' Nos. checked are: Bagnall 2910/11 of 1949.
Awaiting Works at the east end of the yard- were Nos. 1000, 2708, 2875, 3635, 4981, 5057, 5554/57, 6844; No. 2863 (ex 4805-oil-burning) was also in evidence. B shop contained Nos. 1363, 1467/68, 2206/11, 2572, 3663/77, 4631, 6408/09/17, 7735, 9638. New engines from Bagnall's were Nos. 8400/1 (makers Nos. 2910/1) and Swindon construction included Nos. 7026 (painted), 7027, 1504 (painted), 1505 and the frames of a diesel (Lot 363). Barry 0-6-2T's Nos. 212, 213 an 246 were acting as Works' shunters.		 SLS/194909
12/11/1961 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) 'A' Shop: D603, D825/32/56, D1000-12, D2175-7, D2383/4, D3032, D6320, 1010/15/24, 2832, 4003/82/92/5, 4706, 4903/18/32/76/89, 5073/8/87/96/8, 5974/6, 6014/26/8, 6345, 6826/45, 6909/33/55/81, 7015/21/2/34, 7232, 7322 (being cut up), 7805, 7915, 9400, 13115, 13353/5/62, 15100, 73027, 82004/35, 92233/41/5. Works Sidings: L90, 8, 1006/23, 2215, 3838/9, 4075/83, 4207, 4945, 5071, 5950/98, 6019, 6309/29/38, 6820, 6915/64, 7002, 7901/17, 8787, 9705, 75005, 78008, 92212. Triangle: 1606/15, 4563/5, 5039, 5538, 6415, 6993, 7417, 7787, 8772, 9739. Dump: 1433, 5332, 6700, 8706, 9745/9. 'C' Shop: 6392, 7775 intact. Outside Stock Shed: 5815, 6357, 6900. Weigh House: 5938/55. Outside Weigh House: D831/53, D6303, D7010. Works Shunters: 5756/80, 7756, 8721/62. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1923 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6345
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2890		    
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newton Abbot (NA)    
21/04/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
04/1954 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
13/08/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6345    

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