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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4244 m/e 02/1916
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7247 on 08/09/1938

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
420002/1916
7200 (2-8-2T)08/09/1938
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 2634
To Service During 02/1916
Withdrawal Fri 22/03/1963
Service Life 47 yrs, 1 mth , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1916
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
LMTN   Leamington 4w/e 10/07/1948
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 30/10/1948
84B   Oxley 8w/e 26/03/1955
84C   Banbury 4w/e 30/01/1960
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 12/08/1961
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 15/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 22/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LMTN Leamington 4w/e 10/07/1948
ALLOC NPTG Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 30/10/1948
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 84C Banbury 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 12/08/1961
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 15/12/1962
WDN   4w/e 06/04/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1916 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4244
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2634
   
08/09/1938 Renumbered Renumbered to 7247    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
10/07/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Leamington (LMTN)    
30/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Banbury (84C)    
12/08/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
22/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 7247    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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