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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2218 on 10/06/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 337
To Service Fri 10/06/1940
Withdrawal Fri 13/11/1964
Service Life 24 yrs, 5 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 10/06/1940
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 29/12/1945
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83C   Westbury 4w/e 30/11/1963
82G   Templecombe (S&D) 6w/e 13/04/1964
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
TOSTORE   4w/e 09/02/1963
ALLOC 83C Westbury 4w/e 30/11/1963
ALLOC 83G Templecombe (S&D) 5w/e 30/03/1964
WDN   2w/e 28/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1959 Brecon demotion Brecon's allocation was divided from 2nd November, 1959-2219/36, 3638, 3706/47/67, 7794 to Newport (86A) and 46506/16/8/9/20/1/2 to Oswestry (89A) thus making the shed an overnight stabling depot. SLS/196002
22/04/1962 Brecon MPD Despite the allocation of code 88K since January, 1961, no locomotive allocation has been made or shed plates cast; Ebbw Junc. and Oswestry supply locomotives as before. On 22nd April, the following were on shed-2218/40/7, 3691, 3706/14 of 86A and 46507/9/10/21/3 of 89D. Normally, two Brecon engines stable at Builth Road H.L. shed and on 22nd April these were 46508/19 of 89D. SLS/196206

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/06/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2218
Built at Swindon Works
   
29/12/1945 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (83C)    
13/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Templecombe (S&D) (82G)    
13/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 2218    
04/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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