Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 22 Online
» 3295 Today
» 4163 Yesterday
» 16701 Week
» 69717 Month
» 189244 Year
» 3216097 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 6309 m/e 01/1921

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 43xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 211
Works Number 2809
To Service During 01/1921
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 43 yrs, 8 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1921
203   Taunton on 01/01/1934 (Snapshot)
tn   Barnstaple 4w/e 16/11/1935
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83E   St Blazey 4w/e 27/02/1954
82C   Swindon 4w/e 06/11/1954
82F   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 13/07/1957
82C   Swindon 4w/e 25/01/1958
81E   Didcot 4w/e 27/01/1962
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83E St Blazey 4w/e 27/02/1954
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 06/11/1954
ALLOC 82F Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 25/01/1958
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 27/01/1962
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1947 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during April included:- 2095, 2159, 2407, 2612, 2655, 2702, 2784, 2787, 2808, 2835, 2936, 2937, 2940, 2949, 2954, 2989, 3012, 3018, 3048, 3150, 3386, 3586, 3594, 4007, 4020, 4023, 4042, 4078, 4381, 4920, 4968, 4971, 5012, 5043, 5305, 5375, 5960, 5986, 6023, 6309, 6344, 6399, 6953, 6970, and L.M.S. 8465. Further 'Panniers' fitted with T.F. boilers are 3663, 8713, and 8794. Works' pilots during April included: 200, 207, 1542, 1795, 1796, 2723, 2773 and 3561. New engines reported are: 1029 PDN, 9404 PDN. SLS/194706
12/11/1961 Swindon Works (Works Sidings) 'A' Shop: D603, D825/32/56, D1000-12, D2175-7, D2383/4, D3032, D6320, 1010/15/24, 2832, 4003/82/92/5, 4706, 4903/18/32/76/89, 5073/8/87/96/8, 5974/6, 6014/26/8, 6345, 6826/45, 6909/33/55/81, 7015/21/2/34, 7232, 7322 (being cut up), 7805, 7915, 9400, 13115, 13353/5/62, 15100, 73027, 82004/35, 92233/41/5. Works Sidings: L90, 8, 1006/23, 2215, 3838/9, 4075/83, 4207, 4945, 5071, 5950/98, 6019, 6309/29/38, 6820, 6915/64, 7002, 7901/17, 8787, 9705, 75005, 78008, 92212. Triangle: 1606/15, 4563/5, 5039, 5538, 6415, 6993, 7417, 7787, 8772, 9739. Dump: 1433, 5332, 6700, 8706, 9745/9. 'C' Shop: 6392, 7775 intact. Outside Stock Shed: 5815, 6357, 6900. Weigh House: 5938/55. Outside Weigh House: D831/53, D6303, D7010. Works Shunters: 5756/80, 7756, 8721/62. SLS/196201

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6309
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2809
   
01/01/1934 Allocation      
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Barnstaple (tn)    
05/1947 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to St Blazey (83E)    
06/11/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (82F)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
27/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6309    

prev prev