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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5660 m/e 02/1926

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 235
To Service During 02/1926
Withdrawal Fri 23/10/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 8 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1926
RHY   Rhymney on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/06/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 15/07/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil w/e 31/12/1950
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 31/01/1951
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/02/1951
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 03/10/1953
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 30/01/1954
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 30/01/1960
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/01/1961
88B   Radyr 6w/e 12/10/1964
     Withdrawn on 23/10/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/06/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 15/07/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil w/e 31/12/1950
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil m/e 31/01/1951
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 5w/e 30/01/1954
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 28/01/1961
ALLOC 88B Radyr w/e 12/10/1964
WDN   w/e 26/10/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1948 Barry Works On 2/4 the following were observed in the Erecting Shop:-Nos. 344, 3707/14/75, 5608/19/60, 6669, 6754 an 9789, while out-side were:-Nos. 414, 1993, 5630, 6680, 6700 an 8748. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5660
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Rhymney (RHY)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
15/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
31/12/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
31/01/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
30/01/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
12/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
23/10/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5660    
03/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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