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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4256 m/e 04/1917

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 42xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-8-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 203
Works Number 2646
To Service During 04/1917
Withdrawal Wed 22/01/1964
Service Life 46 yrs, 9 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964 at Cohens (Morriston)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1917
LDR   Landore on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
DYD   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 26/02/1949
     Withdrawn on 22/01/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC DYD Duffryn Yard 4w/e 26/02/1949
WDN   on 22/01/1964
WDN   4w/e 24/02/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1948 Caerphilly Works On 2/4 the following locomotives were noted in the Erecting Shop:-Nos. 64, 72, 270, 320/21, 390, 3103/89, 3712, 4134, 4256/63/93/98, 4404, 5114, 5223, 5635/58/68/80, 6661 an 8796, while outside were observed Nos. 190, 3178, 4238/52, 5219, 5549 an 5649. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1917 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4256
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2646
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Landore (LDR)    
26/02/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (DYD)    
22/01/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4256    
07/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cohens: Morriston    

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