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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8727 m/e 12/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder W.G. Bagnall
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2424
To Service During 12/1930
Withdrawal Mon 02/04/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 4 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1930
KDR   Kidderminster on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 8w/e 20/04/1957
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 01/11/1958
     Withdrawn on 02/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 20/04/1957
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 01/11/1958
WDN   m/e 30/04/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/03/1961 South Wales loans The following locomotives are on loan as follows-1607 to NCB Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, 1611 to C.E.G.B. Tir John, 1665 NCB Pantyfynnon, 3670 NCB Maerdy, 6435 NCB Penallta, 7414 Sir J. McAlpine, Gatewen, 8727 NCB Hafod, 8732 NCB Yriscedwyn, 8735 NCB Abercwmboi. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8727
Built at W.G. Bagnall, Works Number 2424
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Kidderminster (KDR)    
20/04/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
01/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
02/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 8727    
09/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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