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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7916 on 06/04/1950

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1950 MOBBERLEY HALL

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class Modified Hall
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 368
To Service Sat 06/04/1950
Withdrawal Sat 26/12/1964
Service Life 14 yrs, 8 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/04/1950
83E   St Blazey 4w/e 09/09/1950
83E   St Blazey 4w/e 30/09/1950
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 22/03/1952
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 30/04/1952
83D   Laira 4w/e 21/05/1960
82C   Swindon 7w/e 22/06/1964
88A   Cardiff East Dock 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 26/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   on 06/04/1950
ALLOC 83E St Blazey 4w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 22/03/1952
ALLOC 83D Laira 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 3w/e 29/06/1964
ALLOC 88A Cardiff East Dock 3w/e 14/09/1964
WDN   w/e 26/12/1964
WDN   2w/e 24/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
06/05/1951 Swindon Works 1646 just out, 8470 (YE Co. 2463/51) 9446 (RSH 7583/51) just delivered. Under construction: 1647 (boiler 1547 QA), 1649 (boiler 1549 QA). Frames of 75001 set up, those of 75002 awaiting erection. New tender, BR Type 2, No. 824/51, allocated to 75000. Withdrawals: 1925, the last saddle, had just arrived, 1993, 2026, 2936/47, (2947 was the only remaining 'Court' without out-side steam pipes); 3447/51 (3451 had been withdrawn from store) 4018/41/58. Being cut up in 'C' shop were, 1917, 2192, 4055. Recent top feed boilers observed: 5413, 5736, 4603, 9715/40. Outside steam pipes fitted: 2878, 6393, 7301. Experimental tests: 7916, still undergoing tests of mechanical lubricators, was in the barn, while 43094, with blast pipe modifications, was on the testing plant. Other observations: 5922 has now lost her electric lighting equipment. Of the 94XX received' from outside contractors, 8470 an 9444 were the first of their respective batches to have the red-backed number plates. Bagnalls have not delivered anything further since 8429, and it is believed that they are taking a three months' respite, in order to catch up on industrial and foreign orders. SLS/195107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/04/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7916
Built at Swindon Works
   
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Blazey (83E)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to St Blazey (83E)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
30/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (83D)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88A)    
26/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7916    
02/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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