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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5710 m/e 02/1929

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L852
Works Number 23828
To Service During 02/1929
Withdrawal Mon 12/08/1957
Service Life 28 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys
Total Mileage 552,136

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 14/06/1958 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1929
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 17/06/1950
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 21/04/1956
     Withdrawn on 12/08/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 17/06/1950
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 21/04/1956
WDN   m/e 31/08/1957

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5710
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23828
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
17/06/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
21/04/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
12/08/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 5710    
14/06/1958 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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