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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5630 m/e 08/1925

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 228
To Service During 08/1925
Withdrawal Wed 05/12/1962
Service Life 37 yrs, 4 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1925
CV.AYN   Abercynon on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 17/10/1950
88A   Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 31/10/1950
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 25/01/1958
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/05/1958
88E   Abercynon 4w/e 28/01/1961
     Withdrawn on 05/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 88A Cardiff Cathays 4w/e 17/10/1950
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 28/12/1957
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 17/05/1958
ALLOC 88E Abercynon 4w/e 28/01/1961
WDN   on 05/12/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1948 Barry Works On 2/4 the following were observed in the Erecting Shop:-Nos. 344, 3707/14/75, 5608/19/60, 6669, 6754 an 9789, while out-side were:-Nos. 414, 1993, 5630, 6680, 6700 an 8748. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1925 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5630
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Abercynon (CV.AYN)    
17/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
31/10/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Cathays (88A)    
25/01/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
17/05/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
28/01/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Abercynon (88E)    
05/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5630    
08/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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