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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8720 m/e 03/1931

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Beyer Peacock Ltd.
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 6700
To Service During 03/1931
Withdrawal Mon 28/09/1964
Service Life 33 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal
Scrapping During 12/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1931
DG   Danygraig on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 26/01/1952
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 23/02/1952
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 29/02/1952
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 31/03/1952
81E   Didcot 4w/e 26/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 28/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 26/01/1952
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 23/02/1952
1STALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 26/12/1959

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
27/01/1963 Wolverhampton Works (In Works) In Works: 1013/24, 1656/64, 2855, 3628(86G), 3788, 4136, 5244(86B), 6357(87C), 6692, 6975(87A), 7213, 7443, 7824, 8405/37/64, 8720, 9612/69, 9724. In Yard: 2257, 6915/6(89A), 9768. SLS/196302

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8720
Built at Beyer Peacock Ltd., Works Number 6700
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Danygraig (DG)    
26/01/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
29/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
31/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
26/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
28/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 8720    
12/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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