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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5639 m/e 09/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 228
To Service During 09/1925
Withdrawal Mon 21/05/1962
Service Life 36 yrs, 8 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1925
DYD   Duffryn Yard on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 01/12/1951
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 31/12/1951
87F   Llanelli 3w/e 17/05/1952
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 01/11/1952
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 29/11/1952
87H   Neyland 4w/e 16/05/1953
88A   Cardiff Cathays 8w/e 11/07/1953
81E   Didcot 4w/e 03/10/1953
88C   Barry 4w/e 16/07/1960
     Withdrawn on 21/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 01/12/1951
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 29/11/1952
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 13/06/1953
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 16/07/1960
WDN   on 19/05/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
20/05/1962 South Wales 5636/9/82 an 6687 withdrawn 19th May were noted as follows-on 20th May, 5682 was at rear of Abercynon shed marked 'not to be moved' and 5636/9 and 6687 were noted at Radyr waiting CME's decision. By 15th June, Canton's original Kings had dwindled to two-6010/28; (6003/4/24 are in store and 6023 stopped for factory while 6018/9 have been transferred to 81A). The 8-55 a.m. and 7-20 p.m. Cardiff-Salop are usually King-hauled. All Canton's Castles are regularly employed. SLS/196207
31/05/1962 First G.W.R. Collett 5600 Class condemned The first inroads were made to the Collett 5600 Class 0-6-2T locos. when 5636 of Merthyr (88D), 5639 of Barry (88C), 5682 of Abercynon (88E) and 6687 of Aberdare (88J) were withdrawn from service during May. SLS/196207

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5639
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Duffryn Yard (DYD)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
31/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
29/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
16/07/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
21/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5639    
09/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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