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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4693 on 26/01/1945

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 352
To Service Mon 26/01/1945
Withdrawal Mon 20/04/1964
Service Life 19 yrs, 2 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 26/01/1945
LA   Laira on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84K   Wrexham Rhosddu 4w/e 01/11/1958
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 24/01/1959
86F   Aberbeeg 4w/e 27/01/1962
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 12/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 20/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84K Wrexham Rhosddu 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury m/e 28/02/1959
ALLOC 86F Aberbeeg 4w/e 27/01/1962
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 12/01/1963
WDN   3w/e 04/05/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
26/01/1945 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4693
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Laira (LA)    
01/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Wrexham Rhosddu (84K)    
24/01/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
27/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86F)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
20/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4693    
08/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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