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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3679 on 06/07/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 325
To Service Fri 06/07/1940
Withdrawal Fri 01/03/1963
Service Life 22 yrs, 7 mths , 23 dys
Total Mileage 455,410

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1964 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/07/1940
SED   Swansea East Dock on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87C   Danygraig 4w/e 08/09/1956
72F   Wadebridge 5w/e 26/11/1959
72A   Exmouth Junction 5w/e 31/12/1959
     Withdrawn on 01/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87C Danygraig 4w/e 08/09/1956
ALLOC 72A Exmouth Junction P 26/11/1959
ALLOC 91S To Southern Region m/e 30/11/1959
WDN 65   4w/e 09/03/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
28/11/1959 Landore MPD With four Fowler 2-6-4Ts in Derby Works, three Stanier 2-6-4Ts have had to be borrowed for the Central Wales LNW line viz. 42296, 42645/51 from Agecroft. At Swansea East Dock, 1641/52 an 6763 have been placed in store while at Danygraig six displaced Panthers have been transferred to the S.R. at Exmouth Junc. viz. 3633/79, 4666/81/94. SLS/196001

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/07/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3679
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swansea East Dock (SED)    
08/09/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Danygraig (87C)    
26/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Wadebridge (72F)    
31/12/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Exmouth Junction (72A)    
01/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 3679    
06/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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