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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2257 m/e 04/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 261
To Service During 04/1930
Withdrawal Tue 01/09/1964
Service Life 34 yrs, 5 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1930
TYS   Tyseley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
TYS   Tyseley 4w/e 24/01/1948
TYS   Tyseley m/e 31/03/1948
TYS   Tyseley m/e 31/05/1948
TYS   Tyseley 4w/e 18/06/1949
TYS   Tyseley 4w/e 16/07/1949
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 15/07/1950
84E   Tyseley m/e 31/01/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 28/02/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 31/03/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 19/05/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 16/06/1951
84E   Tyseley 6w/e 30/06/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 14/07/1951
84E   Tyseley m/e 31/07/1951
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/08/1952
84J   Croes Newydd 7w/e 31/08/1952
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 01/11/1952
84D   Leamington 4w/e 03/12/1960
89B   Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/07/1962
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 15/12/1962
     Withdrawn on 01/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC TYS Tyseley 4w/e 14/06/1947
ALLOC TYS Tyseley 4w/e 24/01/1948
ALLOC TYS Tyseley m/e 31/03/1948
ALLOC TYS Tyseley m/e 31/05/1948
ALLOC TYS Tyseley 4w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC TYS Tyseley 4w/e 16/07/1949
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 15/07/1950
ALLOC 84E Tyseley m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 84E Tyseley m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 16/06/1951
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 14/07/1951
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 09/08/1952
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 84D Leamington 4w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 89B Croes Newydd 4w/e 14/07/1962
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 15/12/1962
TOSTORE   3w/e 20/07/1964
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/01/1961 Leamington MPD Stratford-on-Avon sub-shed was transferred from Tyseley-Leamington w.e.f. 2/1/61 with its allocation of 4 Colletts (2211/57/67, 3217) to cover two pilot jobs, banking duties and spare engine for SMJ line. (2257 worked to Blisworth during December). SLS/196103
27/01/1963 Wolverhampton Works (In Yard) In Works: 1013/24, 1656/64, 2855, 3628(86G), 3788, 4136, 5244(86B), 6357(87C), 6692, 6975(87A), 7213, 7443, 7824, 8405/37/64, 8720, 9612/69, 9724. In Yard: 2257, 6915/6(89A), 9768. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2257
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tyseley (TYS)    
24/01/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
31/03/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
31/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
16/07/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
15/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
16/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
30/06/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
14/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/07/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
09/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
31/08/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Leamington (84D)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (89B)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
01/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 2257    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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