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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6698 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 Thu 07/03/1963
Service Life 34 yrs, 5 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1964 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1928
CNYD   Croes Newydd on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 27/12/1952
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 16/05/1953
84G   Shrewsbury 4w/e 21/02/1959
84J   Croes Newydd 4w/e 18/06/1960
     Withdrawn on 07/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 27/12/1952
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 16/05/1953
ALLOC 84G Shrewsbury 4w/e 21/02/1959
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 4w/e 18/06/1960
WDN   w/e 09/03/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1928 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6698
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Croes Newydd (CNYD)    
27/12/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
16/05/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
21/02/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Shrewsbury (84G)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
07/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6698    
02/1964 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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