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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8455 on 06/01/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 94xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number Unk
Works Number 2448
To Service Mon 06/01/1950
Withdrawal Mon 11/01/1960
Service Life 10 yrs , 5 dys

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

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/01/1950
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 27/12/1952
88C   Barry 4w/e 25/11/1953
88F   Treherbert 4w/e 16/07/1955
88A   Radyr 4w/e 06/09/1958
     Withdrawn on 11/01/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW CED Cardiff East Dock m/e 31/01/1950
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 88F Treherbert 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 88A Radyr 4w/e 06/09/1958
WDN   m/e 31/01/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/01/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8455
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 2448
   
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
25/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (88F)    
06/09/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88A)    
11/01/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 8455    
12/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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