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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7744 m/e 02/1930

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 23940
To Service During 02/1930
Withdrawal Thu 27/09/1962
Service Life 32 yrs, 7 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1930
DYD   Duffryn Yard on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 01/12/1956
     Withdrawn on 27/09/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 01/12/1956
WDN   m/e 30/09/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7744
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23940
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Duffryn Yard (DYD)    
01/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
09/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    
27/09/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 7744    

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