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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8478 on 27/05/1952

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 94xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number Unk
Works Number 2466
To Service Tue 27/05/1952 to Barry (88C)
Withdrawal Tue 29/01/1963
Service Life 10 yrs, 8 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
88C   Barry (New) on 27/05/1952
88C   Barry 4w/e 14/06/1952
88B   Cardiff East Dock 2w/e 12/07/1952
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 01/11/1952
     Withdrawn on 29/01/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 31/05/1952
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 14/06/1952
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 12/07/1952
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 01/11/1952
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/05/1952 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8478
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 2466
Allocated to Barry (88C)
   
14/06/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
12/07/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
29/01/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 8478    
02/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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