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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Taff Vale Railway 109 m/e 09/1910
Great Western Railway (1922) 311 4w/e 10/1922
Great Western Railway (1946) 204 on 27/08/1947 (At Caerphilly Factory)

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Hurry Riches
Class O4
Company History TVR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Vulcan Foundry
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2537
To Service During 09/1910
Withdrawal Tue 26/07/1955
Service Life 44 yrs, 10 mths , 25 dys
Total Mileage 659,613

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 10/09/1955 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1910
ABDR   Aberdare on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 25/11/1953
     Withdrawn on 26/07/1955

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 28/11/1953
WDN   m/e 31/07/1955

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1910 To Service To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 109
Built at Vulcan Foundry, Works Number 2537
   
10/1922 Renumbered Renumbered to 311    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberdare (ABDR)    
27/08/1947 Renumbered Renumbered to 204    
25/11/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
26/07/1955 Withdrawn Condemned as 204    
10/09/1955 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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