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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7030 on 05/06/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
05/06/1950 CRANBROOK CASTLE

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class Castle
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 375
To Service Fri 05/06/1950 to Old Oak Common (81A)
Withdrawal Fri 01/02/1963 off Old Oak Common (81A)
Service Life 12 yrs, 7 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963 at R A Kings (Norwich)

Tenders
Type Number From Company Water Coal
Hawksworth 4,000g 4101 05/06/1950 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2914 30/06/1952 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2407 31/03/1954 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2640 23/02/1956 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2683 23/03/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4109 05/09/1957 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4071 27/12/1958 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Collett 4,000g 2699 07/1959 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt
Hawksworth 4,000g 4001 11/05/1961 GWR 4,000g 6t 0cwt

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
81A   Old Oak Common (New) on 05/06/1950
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 17/06/1950
     Stored (Old Oak Common) on 13/02/1962
81A   Old Oak Common (Reinstated) on 01/05/1962
     Withdrawn on 01/02/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 17/06/1950
NEW NYA   m/e 30/06/1950
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
31/03/1954 Diagram HC boiler fitted (number 7635)
23/02/1956 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7663)
05/09/1957 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7647)
14/07/1959 Double Chimney fitted
14/07/1959 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7661)
11/05/1961 Diagram HD boiler fitted (number 7680)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 20/06/1950 26/06/1950 7 days Unclassified    
Swindon Works 15/05/1952 30/06/1952 47 days Heavy Intermediate Tender number 2914 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
114457
Swindon Works 24/02/1954 31/03/1954 36 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7635 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 2407 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
218490
Swindon Works 18/01/1956 23/02/1956 37 days Heavy General Boiler number 7663 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2640 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
329661
Swindon Works 08/03/1957 05/09/1957 182 days Heavy General Boiler number 7647 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2683 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
399165
Swindon Works 07/05/1959 14/07/1959 69 days Heavy General Boiler number 7661 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2699 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
495868
Swindon Works 18/03/1961 11/05/1961 55 days Heavy Intermediate Boiler number 7680 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 4001 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
584327

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/06/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7030, name: CRANBROOK CASTLE
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Old Oak Common (81A)
Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g
Diagram HC boiler fitted
   
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
20/06/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 20/06/1950. Dep: 26/06/1950.    
15/05/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 15/05/1952. Dep: 30/06/1952.
Work undertaken:
Tender number 2914 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
24/02/1954 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 24/02/1954. Dep: 31/03/1954.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7635 (Diagram HC)
Tender number 2407 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
18/01/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 18/01/1956. Dep: 23/02/1956.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7663 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2640 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
08/03/1957 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 08/03/1957. Dep: 05/09/1957.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7647 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2683 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
   
27/12/1958 Tender Tender fitted: Hawksworth 4,000g number 4071    
07/05/1959 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy General) - Arr: 07/05/1959. Dep: 14/07/1959.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7661 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 2699 (Collett 4,000g) attached.
Double Chimney fitted
   
18/03/1961 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 18/03/1961. Dep: 11/05/1961.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 7680 (Diagram HD)
Tender number 4001 (Hawksworth 4,000g) attached.
   
13/02/1962 To Store To Store at Old Oak Common (81A)    
01/05/1962 Reinstated Reinstated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
01/02/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 7030 from Old Oak Common (81A)    
12/1963 Scrapped Broken up by R A Kings: Norwich    

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