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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 40 m/e 12/1921

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Hurry Riches
Class R
Company History RR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
To Service During 12/1921
Withdrawal Mon 26/10/1953
Service Life 31 yrs, 10 mths , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1921
RYR   Radyr on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1951
88B   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 30/09/1951
     Withdrawn on 26/10/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88B Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 08/09/1951
WDN   m/e 31/10/1953

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1921 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 40
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd.
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Radyr (RYR)    
08/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
30/09/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B)    
26/10/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 40    

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