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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Taff Vale Railway 156 m/e 05/1919
Great Western Railway 378 y/e 1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Cameron
Class A
Company History TVR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Nasmyth Wilson
To Service During 05/1919
Withdrawal Mon 17/12/1956
Service Life 37 yrs, 7 mths , 17 dys
Total Mileage 717,464

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 18/05/1957 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1919
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 25/11/1953
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 22/05/1954
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 04/12/1954
88A   Cardiff Cathays 8w/e 26/03/1955
     Withdrawn on 17/12/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 28/11/1953
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 22/05/1954
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 04/12/1954
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 26/02/1955
WDN   m/e 31/12/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1919 To Service To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 156
Built at Nasmyth Wilson 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 378    
25/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
22/05/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
17/12/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 378    
18/05/1957 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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