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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 270 m/e 06/1900

Locomotive Specifics
Class B1
Company History BaR/GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Sharp Stewart
To Service During 06/1900
Withdrawal Fri 06/04/1951
Service Life 50 yrs, 10 mths , 6 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1900
CV.BRY   Barry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 06/04/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 30/04/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1946 Swindon Works Locos entering works during January: 207/42/70, 1751/86, 2084, 2116, 2221/74, 2679, 2766, 2802/11/53/62/98, 2912/51, 3034, 3188, 3219/64, 3754, 3808/63, 4004/13/7/21, 4125, 4299, 4326, 4539/47/98, 4615, 4811/5/54, 4909/51/6/63/90, 5019/46/55/6/80, 5161, 5361, 5403, 5534/40/52/65, 5906/25/51/72/4/85, 6003/10/4/9/22/6, 6112, 6314/45/7/56, 6690, 6721, 6919/61/5, 7300/9, 7700/8, 7804, 8359, 8704/14/22/70, 9301, 9768/89/91, WD 71488, 75046. SLS/194604
02/04/1948 Caerphilly Works On 2/4 the following locomotives were noted in the Erecting Shop:-Nos. 64, 72, 270, 320/21, 390, 3103/89, 3712, 4134, 4256/63/93/98, 4404, 5114, 5223, 5635/58/68/80, 6661 an 8796, while outside were observed Nos. 190, 3178, 4238/52, 5219, 5549 an 5649. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1900 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 270
Built at Sharp Stewart
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barry (CV.BRY)    
06/04/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 270    

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