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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2806 m/e 10/1905

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 153
Works Number 2101
To Service During 10/1905
Withdrawal Mon 07/03/1960
Service Life 54 yrs, 5 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1905
SPM   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 11/01/1936
ABDR   Aberdare on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 02/12/1950
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 31/12/1950
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 22/05/1954
     Withdrawn on 07/03/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 02/12/1950
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 22/05/1954
WDN   on 07/03/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Swindon Works New Work March: Nos. *7901 Dodington Hall (23/3), *7902 Eaton Mascot Hall (31/3); 9675 MTHR 4/3), 9676 CYS (10/3), 9677 CED (17/3). *Not allocated. Locomotives entering Works 28/2/49 to 30/3/49: Nos. 1002/09, 1086 (re-numbered 1147), 1213 (re-numbered 9), 1415, 1758 SDN (condemned), 1894 NPT (condemned), 2011/12, 2226/40/92/99, 2724 CYS (condemned), 69, 2806/36/71/82/83, 2902/15/31/81/87, 3032/33/43, 3175, 3386, 3562 OXF (condemned), 3616/45/55/88, 3719/44/47, 3819/29, 3901/55 (both for re-conversion), 4000/03/07/13/49, 4213/37/60/70, 4527/35/38/58/65/69/98, 4624, 4703, 4806/51 (both for re-conversion), 4936/55, 5020/33/55/57/75/89/91/95, 5166, 5310/30/41/72/96, 5509/66, 5719/28/98, 5931/79/88, 6017/24/25/28, 6132/53, 6341/53, 6720/47, 6803/22/54, 6900/02/07/33/46/55/62/64, 7202/09, 7302, 7415, 7766/84, 8753, 9311, 9600, 9704/08 and Class '8' W.D. 77234 (re-numbered 90201). Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include:-Nos. 1002/28, 2947, 4990, 6917/24, while Nos. 4007/20 are painted green and also lined. Works' pilots recently have been:-Nos. *212/13/46 and **1900. *Condemned 7/48. **Condemned 4/48.
No. 3150 has been fitted with the curved front end frames and cylinders (outside steam pipes) of No. 3184 (condemned in 1948). The original frames of No. 3150 had a square front end and the cylinders had internal steam pipes. No. 2123 has been fitted with auto gear.
SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1905 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2806
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2101
   
11/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberdare (ABDR)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
22/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
07/03/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 2806    
04/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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