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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5740 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 L853
Works Number 23858
To Service During 03/1929
Withdrawal Mon 22/06/1959
Service Life 30 yrs, 3 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1929
PILL   Newport Pill on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 22/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC PILL Newport Pill 4w/e 25/01/1947
WDN   m/e 30/06/1959

* 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 5740
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23858
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport Pill (PILL)    
22/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 5740    
08/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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