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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Western Railway |
5653 |
m/e |
01/1926 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
C. Collett |
Class |
56xx |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-2T |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
235 |
To Service |
During 01/1926 |
Withdrawal |
Tue 01/01/1963 |
Service Life |
37 yrs , 1 dy |
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SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
ALLOC |
88A |
Cardiff Cathays |
4w/e |
17/10/1950 |
ALLOC |
88F |
Treherbert |
4w/e |
28/12/1957 |
ALLOC |
88C |
Barry |
4w/e |
14/07/1962 |
WDN |
|
|
4w/e |
12/01/1963 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
01/1926 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 5653 Built at Swindon Works |
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|
15/06/1947 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Cae Harris (Dowlais) (CH) |
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17/10/1950 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A) |
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31/10/1950 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A) |
|
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25/01/1958 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Treherbert (88F) |
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14/07/1962 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Barry (88C) |
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01/01/1963 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 5653 |
|
|
06/1963 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport |
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