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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5211 m/e 09/1923

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 223
To Service During 09/1923
Withdrawal Wed 06/05/1964
Service Life 40 yrs, 8 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1923
LDR   Landore on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87D   Swansea East Dock m/e 28/02/1951
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/03/1951
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 13/06/1959
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/10/1959
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 06/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 13/06/1959
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/10/1959
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 31/12/1963
WDN   on 06/05/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1923 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5211
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Landore (LDR)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
13/06/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
06/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5211    
08/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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