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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2869 m/e 10/1918

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 28xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 210
Works Number 2775
To Service During 10/1918
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1959
Service Life 40 yrs, 8 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1918
BAN   Banbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
CHR   Chester West m/e 30/06/1948
BAN   Banbury 4w/e 04/09/1948
84K   Chester West 4w/e 02/12/1950
84K   Chester West 4w/e 31/12/1950
83A   Newton Abbot 3w/e 19/05/1951
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 8w/e 26/03/1955
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC CHR Chester West m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC BAN Banbury 4w/e 04/09/1948
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 02/12/1950
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 26/03/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1918 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2869
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2775
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Banbury (BAN)    
30/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (CHR)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (BAN)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
15/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 2869    
06/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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