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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5635 m/e 09/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 228
To Service During 09/1925
Withdrawal Thu 14/05/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 8 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1925
RHY   Rhymney on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 09/09/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 30/09/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/10/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 31/10/1950
88B   Radyr 4w/e 28/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/10/1950
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Canton 4w/e 28/01/1961
WDN   on 14/05/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1948 Caerphilly Works On 2/4 the following locomotives were noted in the Erecting Shop:-Nos. 64, 72, 270, 320/21, 390, 3103/89, 3712, 4134, 4256/63/93/98, 4404, 5114, 5223, 5635/58/68/80, 6661 an 8796, while outside were observed Nos. 190, 3178, 4238/52, 5219, 5549 an 5649. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5635
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rhymney (RHY)    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
17/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
14/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5635    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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