Menu

Quick Search

Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!

Content is coming here as you probably can see. Content is coming here as you probably can see.


?

In Touch

Donations

Counter

Ad Visitor Statistics
» 17 Online
» 1648 Today
» 4163 Yesterday
» 15054 Week
» 68070 Month
» 187597 Year
» 3214450 Total
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
prev prev
Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5747 m/e 04/1929

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 23865
To Service During 04/1929
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1959
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping Sun 28/02/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1929
PILL   Newport Pill 4w/e 20/04/1946
PILL   Newport Pill on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PILL Newport Pill 4w/e 20/04/1946
WDN   m/e 30/09/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5747
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23865
   
20/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Newport Pill (PILL)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport Pill (PILL)    
28/09/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 5747    
28/02/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

prev prev