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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5629 m/e 08/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 228
To Service During 08/1925
Withdrawal Thu 14/05/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 9 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1925
DYD   Duffryn Yard on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81E   Didcot 4w/e 26/12/1953
87H   Neyland 4w/e 13/07/1957
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 07/09/1957
86F   Tondu 4w/e 02/11/1957
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 12/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/05/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 86F Tondu 4w/e 02/11/1957
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 12/01/1963
WDN   on 14/05/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5629
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Duffryn Yard (DYD)    
26/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tondu (86F)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
14/05/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5629    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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