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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6438 on 22/04/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 64xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 305
To Service Tue 22/04/1937
Withdrawal Tue 13/11/1962
Service Life 25 yrs, 6 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 22/04/1937
PPRD   Pontypool Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86C   Hereford 4w/e 31/12/1960
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 25/03/1961
88H   Tondu 4w/e 09/09/1961
88B   Radyr 4w/e 07/10/1961
83D   Laira 4w/e 19/05/1962
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC AYN Abercynon 4w/e 09/08/1947
ALLOC 85C Gloucester Barnwood 4w/e 31/12/1960
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 25/03/1961
ALLOC 88H Tondu 4w/e 09/09/1961
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 07/10/1961
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 19/05/1962
WDN   on 13/11/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/02/1961 Bewdley-Tenbury-Woofferton The T.U.C.C. has approved the closure of the Tenbury-Woofferton section but is to suggest to the Central T.U.C.C. that a morning train be run from Tenbury-Kidderminster (and a return evening service). During February, the Tenbury auto, for so long worked by a 14XX engine, was taken over by 6438. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/04/1937 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6438
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
31/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (86C)    
25/03/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
09/09/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (88H)    
07/10/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
19/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
13/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 6438    
08/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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