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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1622 on 27/06/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer F. Hawksworth
Class 16xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 381
To Service Mon 27/06/1950 to Duffryn Yard (87B)
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1964
Service Life 13 yrs, 11 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 07/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
87B   Duffryn Yard (New) on 27/06/1950
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 15/07/1950
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 09/09/1950
87K   Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 30/09/1950
87F   Llanelli 3w/e 17/05/1952
87F   Llanelli 4w/e 21/03/1953
81B   Slough 4w/e 14/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 30/06/1950
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 15/07/1950
ALLOC 87K Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) 4w/e 09/09/1950
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 17/05/1952
ALLOC 87F Llanelli 4w/e 21/03/1953
ALLOC 81B Slough 4w/e 14/07/1962
TOSTORE UNK   3w/e 04/05/1964
WDN   w/e 15/06/1964

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
27/06/1950 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1622
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)
   
15/07/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
09/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
30/09/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea Paxton Street (Victoria) (87K)    
17/05/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
21/03/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Llanelli (87F)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Slough (81B)    
15/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 1622    
07/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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