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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8479 on 30/06/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 94xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number Unk
Works Number 2472
To Service Fri 30/06/1952 to Westbury (82D)
Withdrawal Fri 09/10/1964
Service Life 12 yrs, 3 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
82D   Westbury (New) on 30/06/1952
82D   Westbury 4w/e 12/07/1952
82B   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 02/12/1961
88B   Radyr 4w/e 03/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 09/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 30/06/1952
ALLOC 82D Westbury 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 82B St Philips Marsh 4w/e 02/12/1961
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 03/11/1962
WDN   3w/e 05/10/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
30/06/1952 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8479
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 2472
Allocated to Westbury (82D)
   
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (82D)    
02/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (82B)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
09/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 8479    
03/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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