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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2834 m/e 05/1911
Great Western Railway (Oil) 4808 m/e 07/1947
Great Western Railway (Coal) 2834 m/e 01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 181
Works Number 2393
To Service During 05/1911
Withdrawal Mon 05/11/1962
Service Life 51 yrs, 6 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1911
EXE   Exeter on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 28/01/1950
84C   Banbury 4w/e 01/11/1952
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 23/04/1955
84K   Chester West 4w/e 25/01/1958
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 14/06/1958
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 27/12/1958
81E   Didcot 4w/e 04/11/1961
     Withdrawn on 05/11/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC EXE Exeter 4w/e 22/02/1947
ALLOC NPTG Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 23/04/1955
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 14/06/1958
LOAN 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 14/06/1958
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 12/07/1958
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton m/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 04/11/1961
WDN   on 05/11/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1947 Converted to oil burnng
01/1950 Oil burning equipment removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during May included: 111, 1336, 1716, 1796, 2046, 2061, 2266, 2458, 2651, 2777, 2780, 2827, 2834, 2870, 2924, 2987, 3032, 3044, 3046, 3341, 3364, 3382, 3625, 3711, 3837, 3855, 4079, 4083, 4086, 4297, 4706, 4901, 4921, 4943, 4974, 4976, 4994, 4996, 5005, 5007,, 5029, 5044, 5050, 5092, 5322, 5326, 5392, 5937, 5963, 6117, 6342, 6383, 6906, 6929, 6955, 6964, 6969, 7210 and 9755. SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1911 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2834
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2393
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Exeter (EXE)    
07/1947 Modification Modification: Converted to oil burnng    
07/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4808    
01/1950 Modification Modification: Oil burning equipment removed    
01/1950 Renumbered Renumbered to 2834    
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
23/04/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
14/06/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
27/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
04/11/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
05/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 2834    
05/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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