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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5704 m/e 01/1929

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L852
Works Number 23822
To Service During 01/1929
Withdrawal Mon 23/05/1960
Service Life 31 yrs, 4 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1929
SED   Swansea East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 08/09/1956
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 30/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 23/05/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 08/09/1956
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 30/01/1960
WDN   m/e 31/05/1960

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5704
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23822
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea East Dock (SED)    
08/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
23/05/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 5704    
08/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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