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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5729 m/e 02/1929

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L853
Works Number 23847
To Service During 02/1929
Withdrawal Mon 14/10/1957
Service Life 28 yrs, 8 mths , 13 dys
Total Mileage 565,541

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 28/12/1957 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1929
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86H   Aberbeeg 4w/e 08/10/1955
     Withdrawn on 14/10/1957

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86H Aberbeeg 4w/e 08/10/1955
WDN   m/e 31/10/1957

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5729
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23847
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86H)    
14/10/1957 Withdrawn Condemned as 5729    
28/12/1957 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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