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Record: 2004 (05/06/2021)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Taff Vale Railway |
52 |
m/e |
08/1915 |
| Great Western Railway |
440 |
y/e |
1924 |
| Great Western Railway (1947) |
316 |
on |
15/06/1950 (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 23/07/1956 |
| Service Life |
40 yrs, 11 mths , 22 dys |
| Total Mileage |
828,608 |
|
Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
08/1915 |
| RHY |
|
Rhymney |
on |
14/10/1948 |
| 88D |
|
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
12/08/1950 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
on |
23/07/1956 |
SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| ALLOC |
RHY |
Rhymney |
on |
14/10/1948 |
| ALLOC |
88D |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
12/08/1950 |
| ALLOC |
88E |
Abercynon |
4w/e |
31/10/1953 |
| WDN |
|
|
m/e |
31/07/1956 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Mentions ...
| Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
| 23/09/1956 |
Swindon Works |
On Works were noted the following : 92089, complete, no shed plate; 92088, 92090, almost complete, numbers chalked on; 6848 'Toddington Grange' painted green and lined out; 6029 just out, without double chimney; 316, 382, 399 being groken up. |
SLS/195611 |
Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 08/1915 |
To Service |
To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 52
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow |
|
|
| 1924 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 440 |
|
|
| 14/10/1948 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Rhymney (RHY) |
|
|
| 15/06/1950 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 316 |
|
|
| 12/08/1950 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D) |
|
|
| 23/07/1956 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 316 |
|
|
| 06/10/1956 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon |
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