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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6742 m/e 11/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2266
To Service During 11/1930
Withdrawal Mon 02/12/1963
Service Life 33 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1930
PPRD   Pontypool Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86B   Newport Pill 4w/e 23/02/1952
86B   Newport Pill 4w/e 31/03/1952
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 03/11/1962
     Withdrawn on 02/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86B Newport Pill 4w/e 23/02/1952
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 03/11/1962
WDN   4w/e 30/11/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6742
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 2266		    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Pontypool Road (PPRD)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Newport Pill (86B)    
31/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Newport Pill (86B)    
03/11/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
02/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6742    
02/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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