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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Swansea Harbour Trust 5 m/e 04/1905
Great Western Railway 701 m/e 01/1923
Great Western Railway (2nd) 1140 on 25/06/1948 (At Caerphilly Factory)

Locomotive Specifics
Class Unclassified
Company History SHT/GWR
Wheels 0-4-0ST
Builder Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd., Kilmarnock
To Service During 04/1905
Withdrawal Mon 26/05/1958
Service Life 53 yrs, 1 mth , 25 dys
Total Mileage 357,408

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 12/07/1958 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1905
SED   Swansea East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 05/11/1955
87D   Swansea East Dock w/e 24/03/1956
     Withdrawn on 26/05/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) m/e 30/11/1955
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 24/03/1956
WDN   m/e 31/05/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1905 To Service To service as Swansea Harbour Trust Number 5
Built at Andrew Barclay, Sons & Co. Ltd., Kilmarnock
   
01/1923 Renumbered Renumbered to 701    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea East Dock (SED)    
25/06/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 1140    
05/11/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
26/05/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 1140    
12/07/1958 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon