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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 8729 m/e 01/1931

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder W.G. Bagnall
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2426
To Service During 01/1931
Withdrawal Wed 05/12/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 11 mths , 4 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 08/1963 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1931
STB   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 16/11/1935
BAN   Banbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84K   Chester West 4w/e 11/08/1951
84K   Chester West 4w/e 31/08/1951
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 09/04/1960
84J   Croes Newydd w/e 14/05/1960
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 21/05/1960
     Withdrawn on 05/12/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 11/08/1951
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR 4w/e 28/05/1960
ALLOC 91W To Western Region / GWR m/e 31/05/1960
WDN   on 05/12/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 8729
Built at W.G. Bagnall, Works Number 2426
   
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Banbury (BAN)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
31/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
05/12/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 8729    
08/1963 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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