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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Western Railway |
5687 |
m/e |
01/1927 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
C. Collett |
Class |
56xx |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-2T |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
235 |
To Service |
During 01/1927 |
Withdrawal |
Mon 02/12/1963 |
Service Life |
36 yrs, 11 mths , 1 dy |
Disposal
Scrapping |
During 11/1964 |
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SLS Allocations*
Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
ALLOC |
CYS |
|
4w/e |
03/11/1945 |
ALLOC |
88B |
Cardiff East Dock |
4w/e |
20/04/1957 |
ALLOC |
88A |
Radyr |
4w/e |
28/12/1957 |
ALLOC |
88F |
Treherbert |
4w/e |
12/07/1958 |
ALLOC |
88D |
Merthyr Tydfil |
4w/e |
15/12/1962 |
WDN |
|
|
4w/e |
30/11/1963 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
01/1927 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 5687 Built at Swindon Works |
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03/11/1945 |
Allocation |
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15/06/1947 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Cardiff Cathays (CHYS) |
|
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20/04/1957 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88B) |
|
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25/01/1958 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Radyr (88A) |
|
|
12/06/1958 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Treherbert (88F) |
|
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15/12/1962 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D) |
|
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02/12/1963 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 5687 |
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|
11/1964 |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
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