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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6685 m/e 10/1928

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 255
To Service During 10/1928
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1964
Service Life 35 yrs, 11 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
TDU   Tondu on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86H   Aberbeeg 4w/e 20/05/1950
86J   Aberdare 4w/e 19/04/1952
86J   Aberdare 3w/e 17/05/1952
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 14/06/1952
86G   Pontypool Road 6w/e 30/06/1952
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 29/06/1963
88E   Abercynon 6w/e 13/04/1964
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86H Aberbeeg 4w/e 20/05/1950
ALLOC 86J Aberdare 4w/e 19/04/1952
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 29/06/1963
WDN   3w/e 05/10/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6685
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tondu (TDU)    
20/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86H)    
19/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (86J)    
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
30/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
29/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
13/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
28/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6685    
01/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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