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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6771 on 19/10/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 379
To Service Mon 19/10/1950
Withdrawal Mon 24/03/1958
Service Life 7 yrs, 5 mths , 5 dys
Information On withdrawal the loco was initially moved to the stock shed at Swindon, but then spent about 5 years in use as a stationary boiler at Millbay Docks and Laira shed in Plymouth.

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sun 10/05/1964 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 19/10/1950
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 04/11/1950
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 30/11/1950
88C   Barry 4w/e 07/09/1957
     Withdrawn on 24/03/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 31/10/1950
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 04/11/1950
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 07/09/1957
WDN   m/e 31/03/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/10/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6771
Built at Swindon Works
   
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
24/03/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 6771    
10/05/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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