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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5657 m/e 02/1926

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 235
To Service During 02/1926
Withdrawal Fri 27/07/1962
Service Life 36 yrs, 5 mths , 26 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1926
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87H   Neyland 4w/e 14/06/1952
87H   Neyland 6w/e 30/06/1952
84B   Oxley 4w/e 01/11/1952
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 29/11/1952
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 08/08/1953
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 31/10/1953
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 31/12/1955
86H   Aberbeeg 4w/e 02/11/1957
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 30/11/1957
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 19/05/1962
     Withdrawn on 27/07/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC OXY Oxley 4w/e 14/06/1947
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 84B Oxley 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 08/08/1953
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 31/10/1953
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 31/12/1955
ALLOC 86H Aberbeeg 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 30/11/1957
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 19/05/1962
WDN   m/e 31/07/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5657
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (84B)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
08/08/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
31/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
31/12/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86H)    
30/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
19/05/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
27/07/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5657    
10/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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