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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6965 on 28/07/1944

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1947 THIRLESTAINE HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class Modified Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 350
To Service Tue 28/07/1944
Withdrawal Tue 26/10/1965
Service Life 21 yrs, 2 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
85   Gloucester Horton Road (New) on 28/07/1944
132   Swindon m/e 09/1944
SDN   Swindon on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
BRD   Bristol Bath Road m/e 31/05/1948
83D   Laira m/e 31/01/1951
83D   Laira 4w/e 28/02/1951
83C   Exeter 4w/e 22/03/1958
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 06/10/1962
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 09/02/1963
82E   Bristol Barrow Road w/e 08/11/1964
     Withdrawn on 26/10/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BRD Bristol Bath Road m/e 31/05/1948
ALLOC 83D Laira m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 83C Exeter 4w/e 22/03/1958
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 09/02/1963
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 3w/e 02/11/1964
WDN   7w/e 07/11/1965

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

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
28/02/1946 GWR Names The following names have been allotted to 4-6-0's 1000-29: 1000-9: County of Middlesex, Bucks, Berks, Wilts, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall, Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen; 1010-19: County of Caernarvon, Chester, Denbigh, Dorset, Glamorgan, Gloucester, Hants, Hereford, Leicester, Merioneth; 1020-9: County of Monmouth, Montgomery, Northampton, Oxford, Pembroke, Radnor, Salop, Stafford, Warwick, Worcester.
The following 'Hall' names have been allotted to Hall Class locomotives built during the war period which have previously been running without nameplates: 6916-9: Misterton, Oldlands, Sandon, Tylney Hall; 6920-9: Barnington, Borwick, Burton, Croxteth, Grantiey, Hackness, Halkham, Salford, Underley, Whorlton; 6930-9: Aldersey, Addborough, Burwarton, Birtles, Beachamwell, Browsholme, Breccles, Coynyngham, Carndean, Calsley Hall; 6940-9: Didlington, Fillangley, Eshton, Farnham, Fledborough, Glasfrny, Heatherden, Helmington, Holbrooke, Haberneld Hall; 6950-9: Kingsthorpe, Impney, Kinberley, Leighton, Latherton, Lydcott, Northcliffe, Mottram, Oxburgh, Pleatling Hall: 6960-70: Raveningham, Stedham, Soughton, Thrawley, Thornbridge, Thirlestaine, Whickingham, Willesley, Woodcock, Wraysbury, Whaddon Hall. 6965 has already had its name-plates affixed.
SLS/194604
31/08/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during August included: 992, 1004, 1758, 2023, 2280, 2289, 2409, 2568, 2818, 2833, 2886, 3170, 3375, 3582, 3845, 4015, 4021, 4049, 4055, 4082, 4701, 4800, 4924, 4931, 4945, 4957, 4989, 5006, 5049, 5056, 5069, 5084, 5088, 5094, 5318, 5337, 5347, 5353, 5370, 5913, 5922, 5923, 5940, 5962, 6333, 6909, 6931, an 6965. 2-8-0's which have recently been converted to oil-burning were ex Works as follows: Nos. 4809 (2845) 11/8, 4810 (2853) 13/8, 4857 (3831) 16/8 and 4811 (2847) 20/8. The construction of Lot 366 is under way and No. 6971 (coal-burning) is nearing completion. (16/9). SLS/194710
31/08/1949 Swindon Works New Work August: Nos. 7025 Sudeley Castle PDN (2/8), 7026 Tenby Castle (15/8), 7027 Thornbury Castle LA (25/8); 1503 PDN (8/8), 1504 PDN (17/8), 1505 PDN (29/8). Nos. 7025-27 are painted dark green and lined, while Nos. 1503-05 are unlined black. Contractor built: Nos. 8400 TYS, 8401 CDF, 8402 (W.G.B. 2912/49) PILL (26/8), 8450 (Y.E. Co. 2443/49) NPT (17/8). Nos. 8400-02/50 are unlined black. Condemned: Nos. 289 (original T.V. R/T boiler and curved top tanks), 1884 (closed cab), 1930 (open cab), 2902, 3182 an 3419. No. 6320 has been re-converted to coal-burning. Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. 1000/04/25, 1427/37, 2117 (closed cab), 2211/12/14/21/67, 2462, 2815/52/75/87, 3016/20, 3174/86, 3635/77, 3715/99, 3805/14/43, 4013/15/33/47/80, 4107/48/49/55, 4269/78, 4502/10/59/65/82/92/95, 4637/50/79/97, 4906/51/81, 5001/18/30/42/57/76/80/94/99, 5206, 5344/45/80, 5501/05/22/37/54, 5749, 5804, 5904/12/21/27/44/45/47/66, 6000/04/19, 6105/07/43/61, 6338/77, 6408/31, 6741, 6808/19/28/29/44, 6905/65, 7219/36, 7310, 7414, 7718, 7815/16, 7904, 8789, 9638 an 90712. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1005/12, 4901/23/50, 5912/18 an 6920. September: A batch of new Class '2' 2-6-2T's and Class '4' 2-6-0's is to be built here. They will be similar to existing L.M.S. designs, but will have modified G.W.R. boilers. The frames have already been cut for five of the 2-6-0's. SLS/194910
04/03/1962 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Triangle: 1435, 3636, 4123/6, 4929, 5167, 5509/11/49, 6152/3/66, 6348, 7421, 7796, 8441, 8700/79, 9738. Works Yard: D3437, 1009/21/7, 3809/49, 4093, 4632, 4905/44, 5924, 6006, 6408, 6820, 6965/7, 7002/4/27/37, 7306, 8489/94, 8721/33/62/75, 9460, 9765. Weigh House: 5967. 'C' Shop: 8735, 9416. Dump: 1642, 2205/6/30/88, 4207, 5069, 5770, 7771/2, 8451, 8768, 9454/74, 9720. 'A' Shop: D600/2/3, D808, D1002-17, D2182-6, D3035, D3354/6/60/6/97, D3425, D4009, D6315/23/37, 8, 1013/5/9/28, 2516, 2859/73/6, 3440, 4003, 4286, 4920/50, 5026/43/56, 5990/1, 6012, 6821/7/39, 6906/13/36/50/71/3/93, 7001/3/6/13/26, 7226, 7320/37, 7918, 9400, 82040, 92222/37. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
28/07/1944 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6965
Built at Swindon Works
   
09/1944 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swindon (SDN)    
09/1947 Naming Named 'THIRLESTAINE HALL'    
31/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (BRD)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
09/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
08/11/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
26/10/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 6965    
03/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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