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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 9794 on 06/06/1936

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 299
To Service Mon 06/06/1936
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1964
Service Life 28 yrs, 3 mths , 1 dy

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/06/1936
CHR   Chester West on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
6A   Chester (MR) w/e 09/04/1960
84J   Croes Newydd w/e 14/05/1960
86C   Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1960
88C   Barry 4w/e 08/09/1962
88L   Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 09/02/1963
88C   Barry 4w/e 02/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 6A Chester (MR) 5w/e 30/04/1960
ALLOC 84J Croes Newydd 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
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 18/06/1960
ALLOC 88C Barry 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 88L Cardiff East Dock 4w/e 09/02/1963
ALLOC 88C Barry 5w/e 02/11/1963
WDN   3w/e 14/09/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/05/1963 Wolverhampton (Stafford Road) Works (In Works) In Works1424, 3607(84G), 3763, 4132/55, 4278, 4646/80, 5263, 5938/75, 6690(88J), 6900/04/16/60/88, 7210, 9790/4. Waiting Works: L92 (ex-5786), 2896, 4255, 6648. Ex Works: 8400, 6134. SLS/196304

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/06/1936 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 9794
Built at Swindon Works 		   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester West (CHR)    
09/04/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Chester (MR) (6A)    
14/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Croes Newydd (84J)    
18/06/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (86C)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
09/02/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Cardiff East Dock (88L)    
02/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Barry (88C)    
07/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 9794    
11/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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