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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5721 m/e 03/1929

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 23839
To Service During 03/1929
Withdrawal Mon 10/08/1959
Service Life 30 yrs, 5 mths , 13 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1958

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1929
MTHR   Merthyr Tydfil on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83B   Taunton 4w/e 03/10/1953
     Withdrawn on 10/08/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 03/10/1953
WDN   m/e 31/08/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5721
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23839		    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Merthyr Tydfil (MTHR)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
11/1958 Scrapped Scrapped    
10/08/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 5721    

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