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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6693 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 Mon 14/01/1963
Service Life 34 yrs, 3 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
ABDR   Aberdare on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 23/02/1952
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 31/03/1952
     Withdrawn on 14/01/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 23/02/1952
WDN   4w/e 09/02/1963

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6693
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Aberdare (ABDR)    
23/02/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
31/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
14/01/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6693    
06/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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