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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6660 m/e 09/1928

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 255
To Service During 09/1928
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1964
Service Life 35 yrs, 9 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1928
108   Rhymney 4w/e 03/11/1945
58   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 01/12/1945
CHYS   Cardiff Cathays on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
THT   Treherbert 4w/e 07/08/1948
CHYS   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 04/09/1948
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC RHY Rhymney 4w/e 03/11/1945
ALLOC CYS   4w/e 01/12/1945
ALLOC THT Treherbert 4w/e 07/08/1948
ALLOC CHYS Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 04/09/1948
WDN   w/e 15/06/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6660
Built at Swindon Works
   
03/11/1945 Allocation      
01/12/1945 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Cathays (CHYS)    
07/08/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (THT)    
04/09/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (CHYS)    
15/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6660    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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