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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5731 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 23849
To Service During 02/1929
Withdrawal Mon 30/05/1960
Service Life 31 yrs, 3 mths , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1960

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1929
LLY   Llanelli 4w/e 20/04/1946
DYD   Duffryn Yard on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87D   Swansea East Dock 8w/e 11/07/1953
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 28/01/1956
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 24/03/1956
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 06/10/1956
86H   Aberbeeg 4w/e 30/01/1960
     Withdrawn on 30/05/1960

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LLY Llanelli 4w/e 20/04/1946
ALLOC LLY Llanelli 4w/e 05/10/1946
ALLOC DYD Duffryn Yard 4w/e 29/11/1947
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 11/07/1953
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 28/01/1956
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 19/05/1956
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 86H Aberbeeg 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
02/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5731
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23849
   
20/04/1946 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (LLY)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Duffryn Yard (DYD)    
11/07/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
28/01/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Aberbeeg (86H)    
30/05/1960 Withdrawn Condemned as 5731    
10/1960 Scrapped Scrapped    

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