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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 |
5652 |
m/e |
01/1926 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
C. Collett |
Class |
56xx |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-2T |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
235 |
To Service |
During 01/1926 |
Withdrawal |
Thu 27/09/1962 |
Service Life |
36 yrs, 8 mths , 27 dys |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During 11/1962 |
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SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
ALLOC |
88D |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
28/01/1961 |
WDN |
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m/e |
30/09/1962 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Mentions ...
Report Date |
Title |
Report |
Source |
31/03/1948 |
General |
Further locomotives noted carrying the prefix 'W' with blank tanks or tender sides were:-Nos. 33, 216/63, 393, 1141, 1993, 2048, 5388, 5625, 6703, 7751/68, while those lettered 'British Railways' were:-Nos. 361, 3103, 4217, 4533, 5035/99, 5257, 5520, 5641/52/55 an 6964. Nos. 271, 4206 an 5958 had been prefixed, but still carried 'G.W.R.' |
SLS/194805 |
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
01/1926 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 5652 Built at Swindon Works |
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15/06/1947 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Cae Harris (Dowlais) (CH) |
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28/01/1961 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D) |
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27/09/1962 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 5652 |
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11/1962 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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