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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 9747 on 07/02/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 285
To Service Mon 07/02/1935
Withdrawal Mon 14/01/1963
Service Life 27 yrs, 11 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 07/02/1935
OXY   Oxley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 27/02/1954
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 09/10/1954
88J   Aberdare 4w/e 12/01/1963
     Withdrawn on 14/01/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 27/02/1954
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 11/09/1954
ALLOC 88J Aberdare 4w/e 12/01/1963
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
17/03/1963 Swindon Works (Dump) Triangle: 4612, 4915, 5027/95, 5931, 6112, 8472. Works Yard: 3769/84, 4082, 5072/78, 5659, 6011/18/25/26, 6369, 6815, 6933, 7314, 8773/76, 9725, D6352. Weigh House: 6944, 7822. 'C' Shop: W.D. 71528. Dump: 2883, 4939, 5023, 6101, 6342/48, 6422, 6962, 8770, 9652, 9727/44/47/59/75, 7334. Dismantling Shed: 5020. 'A' Shop: D35, D101, D809, D813/18, D825/29, D1001/7/11/35. D1018-27 new - in various stages of oonstruction, D3189, D3365/98, D3424, D3505/06/22/25, D4000, D6311, D7002/32/38, 3687, 3755, 3836, 4623/73/77, 5006, 5775, 6855, 6918/22/61/72, 7919/25/28, 8109, 8433/81, 9437, 9648/66/80, 15100/05. Stock Shed: D7072 New. On Running Shed: 6000. Ex Works: 3837, 6819/78, 7913, 8459, 9405. SLS/196304
24/04/1963 Derby MPD (Dump) 42636 was badly damaged when it fell into the pit at Derby on 24th April. It is now on works undergoing assessment. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/02/1935 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 9747
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxley (OXY)    
27/02/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
09/10/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
12/01/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Aberdare (88J)    
14/01/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 9747    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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