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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Taff Vale Railway 42 m/e 08/1915
Great Western Railway 439 y/e 1924
Great Western Railway (1947) 312 on 22/09/1949 (At Caerphilly Factory)

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Cameron
Class A
Company History TVR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
To Service During 08/1915
Withdrawal Mon 11/06/1956
Total Mileage 881,057
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 03/11/1956 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)
Service Life 40 yrs, 10 mths , 11 dys

Allocations
Code Name From Date
  (New) m/e 08/1915
88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 29/01/1955
88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 08/10/1955
   Withdrawn on 11/06/1956

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 29/01/1955
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 08/10/1955
WDN   m/e 30/06/1956

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1915 To Service To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 42
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow 		   
1924 Renumbered Renumbered to 439    
22/09/1949 Renumbered Renumbered to 312    
29/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
11/06/1956 Withdrawn Condemned as 312    

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