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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 9318 m/e 04/1932
Great Western Railway (1st Renum) 7340 on 31/12/1957

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
93xx04/1932
43xx (2-6-0)31/12/1957
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 276
To Service During 04/1932
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1964
Service Life 32 yrs, 2 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1932
111   Oxford on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
RDG   Reading (W.R.) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84B   Oxley 4w/e 16/05/1953
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 09/10/1954
85A   Worcester 4w/e 29/01/1955
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 25/02/1956
87H   Neyland m/e 16/06/1956
87H   Neyland 4w/e 19/05/1962
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 16/06/1962
87H   Neyland 4w/e 11/08/1962
87G   Carmarthen 4w/e 06/10/1962
81E   Didcot 2w/e 17/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 09/10/1954
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 25/02/1956
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 19/05/1962
ALLOC 87F Llanelli m/e 30/06/1962
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 11/08/1962
ALLOC 87G Carmarthen 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 81E Didcot 2w/e 17/11/1962
WDN   w/e 15/06/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/05/1961 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Gas Works: 4203, 5103/10/76, 9414. Stock Shed Yard: D817, D6319/21, 5815. Triangle: 1361/2/4, 1433, 1647, 3657/67/70/7, 3724, 5001, 6027, 6959, 8457, 8705, 9762. Works Yard: D804/38, D2144/88/91/6, D7000, 1029, 1501/2/9, 1604, 2516, 2884, 4090, 4950/72/8/85, 5022/97, 5949/58, 6004, 6937/62, 7007, 7221, 7304/40, 7761/75, 9400, 9749, 82031, 92226/45. Weigh House: D808, 4984. 'A' Shop: D602, D801/15/8/36/40/3/50/69/70, D1000-7, D2195/7-9, D2372-4, D3257, D6305/9, 3817, 4088, 4264/75, 4704, 4912/4/42/70/88/94, 5015/51/70/2/99, 5914/48/51/3/70/87, 6020, 6333/72, 6828/44/50, 6911/69/77/9, 7002/9/32/6, 7232/3, 13187, 13256/62, 15100/2, 82020/1, 92234. Dump: 1366, 1419/31/54/73, 2207/27, 3676, 5158/75/94, 5771/91, 6426, 7748, 8429, 8722/6/40/69/77, 9735/81. 'C' Shop: 5207, 8101. Field: 78001/8. SLS/196107

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1932 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 9318
Built at Swindon Works 		   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Reading (W.R.) (RDG)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
25/02/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
31/12/1957 Renumbered Renumbered to 7340    
19/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
16/06/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
11/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (87G)    
17/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
15/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 7340    

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