At Oxford shed one of the 50 'ROD' ex-World War One 2-8-0s of ex-GC design, which worked on the GWR and survived WW2, No. 3040 was built as WD No. 2154 in 10/18, loaned 10/19 - 9/21 to the GWR as No. 3042, stored at Stratton until 5/25 then used on the GWR as No. 3040 until 6/56.