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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Taff Vale Railway |
406 |
m/e |
11/1920 |
| Great Western Railway |
393 |
y/e |
1924 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
J. Cameron |
| Class |
A |
| Company History |
TVR/GWR |
| Wheels |
0-6-2T |
| Builder |
Hawthorn Leslie |
| To Service |
During 11/1920 |
| Withdrawal |
Mon 13/05/1957 |
| Total Mileage |
731,608 |
| Scrapping |
4w/e Sat 15/06/1957 at Locomotive Works (Swindon) |
| Service Life |
36 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys |
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SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| ALLOC |
88D |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
26/01/1952 |
| ALLOC |
88C |
Barry |
4w/e |
03/10/1953 |
| ALLOC |
88E |
Abercynon |
4w/e |
11/08/1956 |
| WDN |
|
|
m/e |
31/05/1957 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Mentions ...
| Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
| 31/03/1948 |
General |
Further locomotives noted carrying the prefix 'W' with blank tanks or tender sides were:-Nos. 33, 216/63, 393, 1141, 1993, 2048, 5388, 5625, 6703, 7751/68, while those lettered 'British Railways' were:-Nos. 361, 3103, 4217, 4533, 5035/99, 5257, 5520, 5641/52/55 an 6964. Nos. 271, 4206 an 5958 had been prefixed, but still carried 'G.W.R.' |
SLS/194805 |
Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 11/1920 |
To Service |
To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 406
Built at Hawthorn Leslie |
|
|
| 1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 393 |
|
|
| 29/02/1952 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D) |
|
|
| 03/10/1953 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Barry (88C) |
|
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| 11/08/1956 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Abercynon (88E) |
|
|
| 13/05/1957 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 393 |
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