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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6726 m/e 03/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Yorkshire Engine Company
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 2250
To Service During 03/1930
Withdrawal Tue 01/07/1958
Service Life 28 yrs, 4 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 06/09/1958 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1930
PILL   Newport Pill on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 01/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 31/07/1958

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6726
Built at Yorkshire Engine Company, Works Number 2250		    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport Pill (PILL)    
01/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 6726    
06/09/1958 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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