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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 73 m/e 07/1910

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Hurry Riches
Class A
Company History RR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
To Service During 07/1910
Withdrawal Fri 11/07/1952
Service Life 42 yrs , 11 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1910
CED   Cardiff East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
RHY   Rhymney m/e 31/03/1948
CED   Cardiff East Dock m/e 30/06/1948
88A   Cardiff Cathays m/e 31/01/1951
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 28/02/1951
     Withdrawn on 11/07/1952

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC RHY Rhymney m/e 31/03/1948
ALLOC CED Cardiff East Dock m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays m/e 31/01/1951
WDN   m/e 31/07/1952

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1910 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 73
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff East Dock (CED)    
31/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Rhymney (RHY)    
30/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (CED)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
11/07/1952 Withdrawn Condemned as 73    

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