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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7739 m/e 01/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 23935
To Service During 01/1930
Withdrawal Sun 04/11/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 10 mths , 4 dys
Information Sold on withdrawal to London Transport

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1970

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1930
NEA   Neath (Court Sart) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1962


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
19/08/1962 Wolverhampton Works (In Works) In Works: 1020, 1630, 3615, 3721, 4636, 4697, 4703, 5181/4, 5564, 6160, 6614/8, 7739, 7816, 8104, 9422/70, 9613/24/6/47/65, 82008; Weigh house: 6156; Awaiting works: 3217, 4938/61, 5065, 5658, 7002, 7824, 9415. SLS/196209
14/10/1962 Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works (Oxley MPD) 1628/60, 2841/62, 3217, 3608/58, 3709/15/51/60/78, 4147, 4910/51, 5070, 5245, 5602, 6141, 6644/63/79, 6816, 6982, 7209, 8498, 9411/53, 9608/10/5/40/82. Ex-Works on shed: 9404/15; ex-Works on Oxley MPD; 4697, 7739. 'Kings' at Stafford Road minus numbers and nameplates: 6001/2/7/12/4/5/7/22. SLS/196211

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7739
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23935
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )    
04/11/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 7739    
01/1970 Scrapped Scrapped    

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