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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Taff Vale Railway 416 m/e 12/1921
Great Western Railway 408 y/e 1924
Great Western Railway (1947) 308 on 03/12/1948 (At Caerphilly Factory)

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Cameron
Class A
Company History TVR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Vulcan Foundry
To Service During 12/1921
Withdrawal Mon 19/12/1955
Service Life 34 yrs , 19 dys
Total Mileage 641,754

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sun 26/02/1956 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1921
88B   Cardiff East Dock m/e 19/06/1954
     Withdrawn on 19/12/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 19/06/1954
WDN   m/e 31/12/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1921 To Service To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 416
Built at Vulcan Foundry 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 408    
03/12/1948 Renumbered Renumbered to 308    
19/06/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
19/12/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 308    
26/02/1956 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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