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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2853 m/e 02/1913
Great Western Railway (Oil) 4810 on 13/08/1947
Great Western Railway (Coal) 2853 on 01/06/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 190
Works Number 2493
To Service During 02/1913
Withdrawal Mon 07/05/1962
Service Life 49 yrs, 3 mths , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Tue 28/08/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1913
CHR   Chester West on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
BAN   Banbury 4w/e 18/06/1949
BAN   Banbury 4w/e 30/06/1949
84J   Croes Newydd 3w/e 17/05/1952
81C   Southall 4w/e 11/08/1956
84C   Banbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 24/01/1959
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 03/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 07/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CHR Chester West 4w/e 25/01/1947
ALLOC SPM St Philips Marsh 4w/e 06/09/1947
ALLOC BAN Banbury 4w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction m/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 03/10/1959
WDN   m/e 31/05/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
13/08/1947 Converted to oil burnng
01/06/1949 Oil burning equipment removed


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1946 Swindon Works Locos entering works during January: 207/42/70, 1751/86, 2084, 2116, 2221/74, 2679, 2766, 2802/11/53/62/98, 2912/51, 3034, 3188, 3219/64, 3754, 3808/63, 4004/13/7/21, 4125, 4299, 4326, 4539/47/98, 4615, 4811/5/54, 4909/51/6/63/90, 5019/46/55/6/80, 5161, 5361, 5403, 5534/40/52/65, 5906/25/51/72/4/85, 6003/10/4/9/22/6, 6112, 6314/45/7/56, 6690, 6721, 6919/61/5, 7300/9, 7700/8, 7804, 8359, 8704/14/22/70, 9301, 9768/89/91, WD 71488, 75046. SLS/194604
31/08/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during August included: 992, 1004, 1758, 2023, 2280, 2289, 2409, 2568, 2818, 2833, 2886, 3170, 3375, 3582, 3845, 4015, 4021, 4049, 4055, 4082, 4701, 4800, 4924, 4931, 4945, 4957, 4989, 5006, 5049, 5056, 5069, 5084, 5088, 5094, 5318, 5337, 5347, 5353, 5370, 5913, 5922, 5923, 5940, 5962, 6333, 6909, 6931, an 6965. 2-8-0's which have recently been converted to oil-burning were ex Works as follows: Nos. 4809 (2845) 11/8, 4810 (2853) 13/8, 4857 (3831) 16/8 and 4811 (2847) 20/8. The construction of Lot 366 is under way and No. 6971 (coal-burning) is nearing completion. (16/9). SLS/194710
21/10/1948 Swindon Stock Shed On 21/10 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 3012/14/15/17/18/23/41, 3900/54/55, 4081, 4502, 4914, 4801/06/08/10/51/55/57, 6320 while those observed at the Newburn Wagon Repair Shed were Nos. 3022/24/36, 3377/83/93, 3406/07/44/47/49, 3450/51/54, 3901/03/52, 4803/05/07/09/11/53/54/56, 9024/83/84/89. Nos. 3904/50 an 4804 have been re-converted to coal-burning and re-numbered *4972, 5955 and 2839 respectively. *Still retains electric lighting equipment. SLS/194812
31/05/1949 Swindon Works New Work May: Nos. 7018 Drysllwyn Castle (originally intended to have been named Cranbrook Castle) LDR (24/5), 7019 Fowey Castle BRD (27/5), *7020 Gloucester Castle (31/5); *9682 (6/5). *Not allocated. Nos. 7018-20 are painted dark green and lined. Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle and 7022 were nearly complete on 2/6; while on the same day No. 1500 had the motion, wheels, boiler and cab erected, No. 1501 cylinders, etc., erected, No. 1502 frames only and Nos. 7023/24 frames and cylinders only. Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. p23 (Petrol), 100A1, 1017, 1419/43, 2061 (closed cab), 2212/14/61/91, 2568, 2800/03/24/76/78/90, 3010/32, 3102/64/74, 3815/24/35, 4052/58/73/82, 4224, 4377, 4516/28/39, 4676, 4805/11/55/57 (for re-conversion to coal-burning), 4903/13/33/67/91/94, 5003/09/36/43/46/60/66/93/98, 5142, 5325/62, 5406, 5503/07/43/51, 5755/75/77, 5925/34/75/82, 6000/10/11/14, 6162/63 (both fitted with deconcentrating gear), 6346/57/62/73, 6710/16/24/31, 6823/40/61/68/73, 6931/36/43, 7222, 7321, 7704/90/94, 7806/07, 8701/41, 9613, 9700/10, 70836, 90357, 1299. Condemned: Nos. 277, 2756/89 (all acting as Works pilots), 30, 280 (still retains original boiler and has round topped tanks), 3400/43, 3577 (open cab), 5117. Nos. 6105/30 have had the footsteps set further inwards. No. E1299 failed here with a hot box on 11/5, after having worked the Grimsby fish train. Nos. 2863 (ex 4805) and 2853 (ex 4810) have been re-converted to coal-burning. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1015, 4949/86 an 5973. Nos. 1015, 5074 and 6936 have received tenders with the new crest. Lining: Commencing with No. 5069 (ex Works 12/5), all locomotives painted dark green or black and fully lined are having the cylinders lined out with two red I' vertical bands at both ends. In addition No. 5069 also had the cleating bands lined, but subsequent locomotives (including No. 7018) have not had this done. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1913 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2853
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2493
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester West (CHR)    
13/08/1947 Modification Modification: Converted to oil burnng    
13/08/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 4810    
01/06/1949 Modification Modification: Oil burning equipment removed    
01/06/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 2853    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (BAN)    
30/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (BAN)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
24/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
07/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 2853    
28/08/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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