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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Taff Vale Railway 38 m/e 04/1907
Great Western Railway (1922) 285 4w/e 10/1922

Locomotive Specifics
Designer T. Hurry Riches
Class O4
Company History TVR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Manning, Wardle & Co.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1698
To Service During 04/1907
Withdrawal Mon 24/08/1953
Service Life 46 yrs, 4 mths , 24 dys
Total Mileage 703,792

Disposal
Scrapping Sat 22/03/1958 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1907
CED   Cardiff East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
THT   Treherbert 4w/e 29/01/1949
88F   Treherbert 4w/e 25/02/1950
88F   Treherbert 4w/e 22/04/1950
88C   Barry 4w/e 21/03/1953
     Withdrawn on 24/08/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC THT Treherbert 4w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC 88F Treherbert 4w/e 25/02/1950
ALLOC 88F Treherbert 4w/e 22/04/1950
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 21/03/1953
WDN   m/e 31/08/1953

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1907 To Service To service as Taff Vale Railway Number 38
Built at Manning, Wardle & Co., Works Number 1698
   
10/1922 Renumbered Renumbered to 285    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff East Dock (CED)    
29/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (THT)    
25/02/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (88F)    
22/04/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (88F)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
24/08/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 285    
22/03/1958 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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