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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4245 m/e 03/1916
Great Western Railway (Rblds) 7253 m/e 12/1939

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
420003/1916
7200 (2-8-2T)08/12/1939
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 2635
To Service During 03/1916
Withdrawal Fri 30/04/1965
Service Life 49 yrs, 2 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1916
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 29/06/1963
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 22/02/1964
86B   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 2w/e 07/03/1965
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 2w/e 11/04/1965
     Withdrawn on 30/04/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 29/06/1963
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 24/02/1964
ALLOC 86B Ebbw Junction (Newport) 2w/e 07/03/1965
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 5w/e 12/04/1965
WDN   5w/e 16/05/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1943 Sheds noted 1/43 2870 ABDR; 8710, 9797 ABG; 3821, 4909, 6835/9, 7800/11 (BAN); 2220, 5025/76, 5564, 6014/7/24, 7802 (BL); 6863 BL/SPM; 4094, 5049, 5970, 6353 (CDF); 5951, 7815 (GLO); 3446, 5060, 6000, 6911 (LA); 6857 (LDR); 5028 (NA); 2636 (NPT); 9317 (OXF); 8302 (OXY); 2881, 4037/89, 4900/98, 5027, 5922/41/96(); 6155, 6902/20, 9306/8 (PDN); 5975 (PPR); 9315 (RDG); 4956, 5566, 6387, 7253 (SDN); 5994 (SLP); 2838/62, 6873 (STJ); 4013/53, 5031, 5957, 6321 (SRD); 5346 (TYS); 5954/99 (TN); 4045, 5406 (WES); 5983, 6877, 6921 (WOS). SLS/194302
23/04/1961 Wolverhampton Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1442/72, 1503, 2204, 3788, 3816, 4101/14, 4635, 4938, 5322, 5920, 6130, 6608/15, 7244/53, 7413/24/37, 7828, 9412/84/98, 9657, 9746, 82033. Works Yard: 3711/49, 4168/687, 6126, 6839, 8437, 9792, 73037, 75021, 92004. SLS/196106

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1916 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4245
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2635
   
12/1939 Renumbered Renumbered to 7253    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
22/02/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
07/03/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86B)    
11/04/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
30/04/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 7253    
08/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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