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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6680 m/e 10/1928

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 56xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 255
To Service During 10/1928
Withdrawal Wed 08/04/1964
Service Life 35 yrs, 6 mths , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
NEA   Neath (Court Sart) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 17/06/1961
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 09/03/1963
88B   Radyr 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 08/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LDR Landore 4w/e 12/07/1947
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 17/06/1961
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 09/03/1963
ALLOC 88B Radyr 4w/e 31/12/1963
WDN   2w/e 13/04/1964

* 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
26/04/1964 Swindon Works (Dump) Works Yard: D3508, D3811, 1024, 1447, 1666, 2818, 3721, 4652, 4923, 6106, 6147, 6871, 6915, 6952, 7812, 8102, 8732, 8738, 9425, 9431, 9484, 9486, 9743, 9752, 42961, 42978, 42983, 43001, 43115, 43132, 73003, 73021. A Shop: D812, D831, D846, D1004, D1005, D1013, D1027, D1035, D1041, D848, D1043, D1058, D1065, D1067, D3421, D3808, D3816, D3823, D3828, D3831, D7026, D7029, D7064, D7071, D7080, D9500, D9501, D9502, D9503, D9504, D9505, D9506, D9057 motors mounted, D9508, D9509, D9510, D9511 frames only, 4144, 7019, 7915, 8486, 42954, 42958, 43002, 43044, 43056, 43075, 43090, 43109, 73053, 73066, 76077, 76081, 92225. C Shop: 6025. Dump: 1650, 4706, 5057, 6010, 6603, 6680, 6824, 9420, 9603, 47623. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6680
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
09/03/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Radyr (88B)    
08/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6680    
05/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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