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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6620 m/e 01/1928

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 244
To Service During 01/1928
Withdrawal Mon 02/12/1963
Service Life 35 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1928
CV.BRY   Barry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86H   Aberbeeg 4w/e 21/03/1953
88C   Barry 4w/e 18/04/1953
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 03/10/1953
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 28/01/1956
87H   Neyland m/e 16/06/1956
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 11/08/1956
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 06/10/1956
     Withdrawn on 02/12/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC BRY Barry 4w/e 19/04/1947
ALLOC 86H Aberbeeg 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 18/04/1953
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 06/10/1956
WDN   4w/e 30/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 General The latest batch of 41XX 2-6-2T have been noted in many places. No. 4148 was seen working local trains between Newport and Cardiff and on station pilot duties at Newport. No. 4157 passed through Cheltenham en route to Tyseley and has since worked stopping trains to Leamington. No. 4159 , also allocated to the Wolverhampton Division (CHR) went via Oxford and was noted there on 12/9. Nos. 4156/8 have joined the 2-6-2T allocated to Severn Tunnel Junction for assisting trains through the tunnel. Recent observations in West Wales found Nos. 3654 an 4654 at Milford Haven, the former on the passenger turn to Johnstone. Nos. 7816, 3447 an 4358, were impressively clean at Neyland. Carmarthen produced a number of the smaller types of loco. Nos. 7407 an 2236 on local goods, 2223 on the 6.15 p.m. departure for Aberystwyth and L.M.S. Nos. 6620 an 6740 on the branch trains to Llandovery. No. 5819, once a regular at Newcastle Emlyn was awaiting repair outside the factory. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6620
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barry (CV.BRY)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86H)    
18/04/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
28/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
02/12/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6620    
03/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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