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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5622 m/e 06/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 228
To Service During 06/1925
Withdrawal Thu 06/06/1963
Service Life 38 yrs , 6 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1963 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1925
CV.BRY   Barry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
THT   Treherbert m/e 30/06/1948
CV.BRY   Barry on 14/10/1948
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 26/01/1957
88C   Barry 4w/e 25/01/1958
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 18/04/1959
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 06/06/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BRY Barry 4w/e 25/01/1947
ALLOC THT Treherbert m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC BRY Barry on 14/10/1948
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 26/01/1957
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 18/04/1959
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/01/1961
WDN   4w/e 01/06/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5622
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barry (CV.BRY)    
30/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (THT)    
14/10/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (CV.BRY)    
26/01/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
18/04/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
06/06/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 5622    
12/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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