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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5545 m/e 10/1928

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 4575
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 253
To Service During 10/1928
Withdrawal Fri 27/11/1964
Service Life 36 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 8w/e 23/03/1946
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86G   Pontypool Road 8w/e 03/11/1951
86F   Tondu 4w/e 03/10/1953
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 26/01/1957
86F   Tondu 4w/e 13/07/1957
89C   Machynlleth 4w/e 08/10/1960
83G   Penzance 4w/e 22/04/1961
87H   Neyland 4w/e 06/10/1962
81C   Southall 4w/e 30/11/1963
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 7w/e 22/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 27/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC NPTG Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 23/03/1946
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 8w/e 03/11/1951
ALLOC 86F Tondu 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 86F Tondu 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 89C Machynlleth 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 83G Penzance 4w/e 22/04/1961
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 06/10/1962
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 30/11/1963
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 2w/e 16/05/1964
WDN   3w/e 19/12/1964
WDN   5w/e 04/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
07/12/1963 Southall MPD GWR5508/31/45/64/9/70/1 have arrived all ex-store at various sheds (except 5531 ex Laira in very good external condition) and are being used on e.c.s. and pilot duties instead of 0-6-0PTs. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5545
Built at Swindon Works
   
23/03/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
03/11/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (86F)    
26/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (86F)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (89C)    
22/04/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Penzance (83G)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
27/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5545    
02/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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