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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5651 m/e 01/1926

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 235
To Service During 01/1926
Withdrawal Sat 26/12/1964
Service Life 38 yrs, 11 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1926
CHYS   Cardiff Cathays on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
STB   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 21/05/1949
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 05/10/1957
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 01/11/1958
84K   Wrexham Rhosddu 4w/e 27/12/1958
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 30/01/1960
88B   Radyr 4w/e 15/12/1962
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 01/06/1963
     Withdrawn on 26/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STB Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 21/05/1949
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 05/10/1957
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 01/11/1958
ALLOC 84K Wrexham Rhosddu m/e 31/01/1959
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 30/01/1960
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 15/12/1962
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 01/06/1963
WDN   5w/e 04/01/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
04/01/1960 Wrexham G.C. After closure on 4th January, 1610, 3749/60, 4683, 5606/51, 6610, 8734 an 9610 were transferred to Croes Newydd, whilst 40085/110/26/205 are stored at latter shed. 40086, 82000/31 went to Machynlleth. SLS/196003
10/04/1965 Locomotives Stored at Barry (In sidings at Barry Docks) In sidings at Barry Docks: 2859, 2873, 3612, 3845, 4253, 4270, 4561, 4566, 4588, 5193, 5227, 5521, 5526, 5532, 5538, 5539, 5541, 5542, 5552, 5553, 5557, 5558, 5570, 5572, 5651, 5794, 5814, 5952, 6023, 6024, 6115, 7229, 7722, 7903, 8419, 9462, 9468, 9629, 30541, 30830, 34016, 34027, 34028, 34058, 34067, 34070, 34072, 34073, 34081, 34092, 34105, 35006, 35009, 35018, 35025, 92207, 92245. Behind Barry Works: 2807, 2857, 2861, 2874, 2885, 3803, 3822, 4141, 4247, 4248, 4277, 4930, 4936, 4942, 4953, 4979, 4983, 5029, 5043, 5051, 5080, 5164, 5199, 5224, 5239, 5322, 5619, 5637, 5668, 5900, 5967, 5972, 6619, 6634, 6686, 6692, 6695, 6960, 6989, 7027, 7200, 7202, 7325, 9466, 30499, 30506, 30825, 30828, 30841, 30847, 31618, 31625, 31638, 31806, 31874, 45690, 48431, 53808, 53809. SLS/196505

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1926 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5651
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Cathays (CHYS)    
21/05/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
05/10/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
01/11/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
27/12/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Wrexham Rhosddu (84K)    
30/01/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
15/12/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
01/06/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
26/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 5651    
05/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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