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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2556   11/1897

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Dean Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 111
Works Number 1637
To Service During 11/1897
Withdrawal Mon 29/06/1953
Service Life 55 yrs, 7 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1897
BCN   Brecon 4w/e 16/11/1935
OSY   Oswestry 4w/e 14/12/1935
BCN   Brecon 4w/e 11/01/1936
OSY   Oswestry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85C   Hereford 4w/e 21/02/1953
     Withdrawn on 29/06/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85C Hereford 4w/e 21/02/1953
WDN   m/e 30/06/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1910 S2 boiler fitted
09/1913 S4 boiler fitted
03/1917 B4 boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1897 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2556
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1637
   
06/1910 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
09/1913 Modification Modification: S4 boiler fitted    
03/1917 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (BCN)    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Oswestry (OSY)    
11/01/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Brecon (BCN)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oswestry (OSY)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Hereford (85C)    
29/06/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 2556    

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