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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2835 m/e 05/1911

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 181
Works Number 2394
To Service During 05/1911
Withdrawal Tue 17/05/1960
Service Life 49 yrs , 17 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1911
LA   Laira on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 19/04/1952
86C   Cardiff Canton 3w/e 17/05/1952
84C   Banbury 2w/e 12/07/1952
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 29/12/1956
81C   Southall 4w/e 13/07/1957
82C   Swindon 4w/e 22/03/1958
     Withdrawn on 17/05/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PDN Old Oak Common 4w/e 12/07/1947
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 29/12/1956
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 22/03/1958
WDN   on 17/05/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during April included:- 2095, 2159, 2407, 2612, 2655, 2702, 2784, 2787, 2808, 2835, 2936, 2937, 2940, 2949, 2954, 2989, 3012, 3018, 3048, 3150, 3386, 3586, 3594, 4007, 4020, 4023, 4042, 4078, 4381, 4920, 4968, 4971, 5012, 5043, 5305, 5375, 5960, 5986, 6023, 6309, 6344, 6399, 6953, 6970, and L.M.S. 8465. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are 3663, 8713, and 8794. Works' pilots during April included: 200, 207, 1542, 1795, 1796, 2723, 2773 and 3561. New engines reported are: 1029 PDN, 9404 PDN. SLS/194706

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1911 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2835
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2394
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Laira (LA)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
29/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
22/03/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
05/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    
17/05/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 2835    

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