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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 68 m/e 09/1918

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Hurry Riches
Class A1
Company History RR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
To Service During 09/1918
Withdrawal Tue 29/06/1954
Service Life 35 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys
Total Mileage 552,550

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 11/09/1954 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1918
CED   Cardiff East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 29/06/1954

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 30/06/1954

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1918 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 68
Built at Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff East Dock (CED)    
29/06/1954 Withdrawn Condemned as 68    
11/09/1954 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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