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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5603 m/e 12/1924

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 228
To Service During 12/1924
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1964
Service Life 39 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1924
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
PILL   Newport Pill 4w/e 26/03/1949
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 18/06/1949
NPT   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 30/06/1949
SED   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 10/09/1949
NEA   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 08/10/1949
CED   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 31/12/1949
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 20/05/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 12/08/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 31/08/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/10/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 31/10/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 04/11/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 30/11/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 02/12/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 31/12/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PILL Newport Pill 4w/e 26/03/1949
ALLOC NPTG Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 18/06/1949
ALLOC SED Swansea East Dock 4w/e 10/09/1949
ALLOC NEATH Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 08/10/1949
ALLOC CED Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 20/05/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 12/08/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/10/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 04/11/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 02/12/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/01/1961
WDN   3w/e 05/10/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1924 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5603
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
26/03/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Newport Pill (PILL)    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
30/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (NPT )    
10/09/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (SED)    
08/10/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )    
31/12/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (CED)    
20/05/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
12/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
31/08/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
17/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
02/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5603    
12/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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