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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6421 on 29/08/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 64xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 294
To Service Mon 29/08/1935
Withdrawal Mon 07/01/1963
Service Life 27 yrs, 4 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1963 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/08/1935
LA   Laira on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84C   Banbury 4w/e 16/07/1960
84H   Wellington 4w/e 07/10/1961
83D   Laira 2w/e 17/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 07/01/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 16/07/1960
ALLOC 84H Wellington 4w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 83D Laira 2w/e 17/11/1962
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
16/11/1946 Exeter MPD On 16/11, the following were observed on Exeter shed: 3018, 3395, 3451, 4954, 5051, 5321, 6421, 6957 and 6963; whilst L.M.S. 8.F 8409 and 8421 were on passing freight trains. 1449 and 1468 were working the Heathfield branch and 3335 and 6385 were station pilots. The 11.25 a.m. (G.W.) stopping train to Plymouth was worked by S.R. 21C118 SLS/194701

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/08/1935 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6421
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Laira (LA)    
16/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Wellington (84H)    
17/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
07/01/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6421    
10/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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