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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2223 on 29/08/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 337
To Service Fri 29/08/1940
Withdrawal Fri 11/05/1962
Service Life 21 yrs, 8 mths , 12 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 29/08/1940
MCH   Machynlleth on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87J   Fishguard Goodwick 3w/e 19/05/1951
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 05/09/1959
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 03/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 11/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87J Fishguard Goodwick 4w/e 19/05/1951
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 05/09/1959
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 03/10/1959
WDN   m/e 31/05/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 General The latest batch of 41XX 2-6-2T have been noted in many places. No. 4148 was seen working local trains between Newport and Cardiff and on station pilot duties at Newport. No. 4157 passed through Cheltenham en route to Tyseley and has since worked stopping trains to Leamington. No. 4159 , also allocated to the Wolverhampton Division (CHR) went via Oxford and was noted there on 12/9. Nos. 4156/8 have joined the 2-6-2T allocated to Severn Tunnel Junction for assisting trains through the tunnel. Recent observations in West Wales found Nos. 3654 an 4654 at Milford Haven, the former on the passenger turn to Johnstone. Nos. 7816, 3447 an 4358, were impressively clean at Neyland. Carmarthen produced a number of the smaller types of loco. Nos. 7407 an 2236 on local goods, 2223 on the 6.15 p.m. departure for Aberystwyth and L.M.S. Nos. 6620 an 6740 on the branch trains to Llandovery. No. 5819, once a regular at Newcastle Emlyn was awaiting repair outside the factory. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/08/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2223
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Machynlleth (MCH)    
19/05/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Fishguard Goodwick (87J)    
05/09/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
03/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
11/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 2223    
12/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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