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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7715 on 19/05/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Kerr Stuart
Order Number 279
Works Number 4450
To Service Sun 19/05/1930
Withdrawal Sun 19/05/1963
Service Life 33 yrs
Information Originally scheduled for withdrawal on 12/12/1962. Became stock of LTE on withdrawal.

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 19/05/1930
SBZ   St Blazey 4w/e 07/03/1936
SBZ   St Blazey on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83E   St Blazey 4w/e 01/11/1952
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 27/01/1962
     Withdrawn on 19/05/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83E St Blazey 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 27/01/1962
OFFSTOCK UNK   4w/e 27/07/1963

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Preservation
Current Status Unknown
Status Date 17/09/2018


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/04/1963 Withdrawn panniers reinstated? Note on W. Reg. withdrawals : A member has reported seeing two locos at Swindon recently (ex-works) which have been given as withdrawn in official W. Reg. notices. The two locos. GWR7715 and GWR5775 both given in the March fournal appear either to have been re-instated or notified in error. If any member is able to supply any official data the Editor would be glad to hear. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/05/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7715
Built at Kerr Stuart, Works Number 4450
   
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to St Blazey (SBZ)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Blazey (SBZ)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to St Blazey (83E)    
27/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
19/05/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 7715    

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