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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2217 on 14/06/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 337
To Service Fri 14/06/1940
Withdrawal Fri 13/11/1964
Service Life 24 yrs, 4 mths , 30 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 14/06/1940
CARM   Carmarthen on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
89C   Machynlleth 4w/e 17/07/1954
82E   Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 15/12/1962
83G   Templecombe (S&D) 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 89C Machynlleth 4w/e 17/07/1954
ALLOC 82E Bristol Barrow Road 4w/e 15/12/1962
TOSTORE   4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 83G Templecombe (S&D) 4w/e 31/12/1963
WDN   2w/e 28/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1959 Brecon demotion Brecon's allocation was divided from 2nd November, 1959-2219/36, 3638, 3706/47/67, 7794 to Newport (86A) and 46506/16/8/9/20/1/2 to Oswestry (89A) thus making the shed an overnight stabling depot. SLS/196002
02/07/1961 Stafford Road Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1455, 2217, 3210, 3610, 3792, 4110/20, 4290, 4703, 4910/96, 5416, 5563/8/70, 5679, 5957, 6611/68, 7308/39, 7403, 8403, 9464, 9674, 9778. Weigh House : D3034, 1011. Works Yard: 1003/7, 2249, 3201, 3618, 4591, 5548, 5694, 5933, 6314, 6424, 6688, 7244, 73037. SLS/196108

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
14/06/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2217
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Carmarthen (CARM)    
17/07/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (89C)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Barrow Road (82E)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Templecombe (S&D) (83G)    
13/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 2217    
04/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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