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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2237 on 07/11/1944

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 2251
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 347
To Service Mon 07/11/1944
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1959
Service Life 14 yrs, 7 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1960 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 07/11/1944
WOS   Worcester on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81A   Old Oak Common 4w/e 08/10/1955
89C   Machynlleth 4w/e 14/07/1956
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1959

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81A Old Oak Common 4w/e 08/10/1955
ALLOC 89C Machynlleth 4w/e 14/07/1956
WDN   m/e 30/06/1959

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/11/1944 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2237
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Worcester (WOS)    
08/10/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (81A)    
14/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (89C)    
15/06/1959 Withdrawn Condemned as 2237    
04/1960 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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