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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5739 m/e 03/1929

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L853
Works Number 23857
To Service During 03/1929
Withdrawal During 09/1958
Service Life 29 yrs, 6 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1929
SRD   Stafford Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84K   Chester West 4w/e 04/12/1954
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 04/12/1954
WDN   w/e 06/09/1958
WDN   m/e 30/09/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5739
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23857
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stafford Road (SRD)    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
09/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 5739    
12/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    

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