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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6766 on 31/01/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 374
To Service Mon 31/01/1949
Withdrawal Mon 01/08/1960
Service Life 11 yrs, 6 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1960 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 31/01/1949
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 01/11/1952
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 29/11/1952
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 01/08/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NEATH Neath (Court Sart) m/e 31/01/1949
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   m/e 31/08/1960

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1959 Swansea Paxton St. MPD (Upper Bank) The former LNW M.P.D. (Paxton St.) was closed w.e.f. 31st August; freight diagrams and 8F 2-8-0s have been transferred to Llanelly whilst passenger turns and the Fowler 2-6-4Ts transferred to Landore-the remaining shunting turns have been transferred to East Dock, which has taken over Upper Bank and Gurnos, the two ex-M.R. sheds. The present allocation at Upper Bank is 6700/2/14/38/63/6/7/8/73/4/8 and at Gurnos 6712/20/49/70/7. Llandovery is now sub to Llanelly. SLS/195910

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
31/01/1949 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6766
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
01/08/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 6766    
12/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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