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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway |
5615 |
m/e |
03/1925 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
C. Collett |
Class |
56xx |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-2T |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
228 |
To Service |
During 03/1925 |
Withdrawal |
Tue 02/07/1963 |
Service Life |
38 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys |
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SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
ALLOC |
88D |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
04/12/1954 |
ALLOC |
88A |
Radyr |
4w/e |
04/10/1958 |
ALLOC |
88C |
Barry |
4w/e |
29/11/1958 |
ALLOC |
88A |
Radyr |
4w/e |
18/04/1959 |
ALLOC |
88E |
Abercynon |
4w/e |
09/09/1961 |
TOSTORE |
|
|
4w/e |
06/04/1963 |
ALLOC |
88D |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
01/06/1963 |
WDN |
|
|
4w/e |
29/06/1963 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
03/1925 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 5615 Built at Swindon Works |
|
|
08/02/1936 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Ferndale (CV.FDL) |
|
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07/03/1936 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Treherbert (THT) |
|
|
15/06/1947 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Treherbert (THT) |
|
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04/12/1954 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D) |
|
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04/10/1958 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Radyr (88A) |
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29/11/1958 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Barry (88C) |
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18/04/1959 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Radyr (88A) |
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09/09/1961 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Abercynon (88E) |
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01/06/1963 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D) |
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02/07/1963 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 5615 |
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01/1964 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport |
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