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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 4318 m/e 10/1911

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 183
Works Number 2413
To Service During 10/1911
Withdrawal Wed 04/06/1952
Service Life 40 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1911
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 19/04/1952
86C   Cardiff Canton 3w/e 17/05/1952
     Withdrawn on 04/06/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 19/04/1952
WDN   m/e 30/06/1952

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during March included: 1701, 2401, 2474, 2534, 2612, 2702, 2787, 2843, 2908, 2924, 2938, 2981, 3018, 3024, 3029, 3447, 4000, 4075, 4098, 4318, 5001, 5014, 5057, 5065, 5066, 5077, 5093, 5348, 5367, 6320, 6340, 6394, 7316, L.M.S. 8454, W.D. 77288, 78671 and 79234. (Last of the present batch of W.D. 2-8-00 to undergo repair here). Further locos. to receive T.F. boilers are: 4634, 5423, 5750, 6414 and 7428. Works' pilots during March included: 200, 201, 242, 1731, 1795, 2733, 2773 and 3561. 5705 has appeared with the G.W.R. monogram painted on the pannier tanks. New engines reported are: 1027 WES, 1028 BRD, 9402/3 PDN. Straight-sided 4,000 gallon tenders: The design as modified to suit the 'Castles' differs from the original tenders built for the '1000' Class as follows: It is 6in. narrower across the sides to match the cab width of the engine, and the running-plate is lowered to the same height as that under the engine cab. (It may not be generally realised that the '1000' Class have wider cabs and slightly higher running-plates under the cabs than what has always been standard). The coal space between the tanks is narrower so as to maintain the width of tank unchanged, and the shovel hole is also narrower. There are one or two other very minor differences, but otherwise the two types are the same. It appears that while the modified design can be used with all engine classes for which 4,000 gallon tenders are authorised, the original type will be restricted to the '1000' Class. SLS/194705

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1911 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4318
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2413
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
04/06/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 4318    

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