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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3121 m/e 02/1905
Great Western Railway (51xx) 5121 m/e 05/1929

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 3100/5100
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
310002/1905
5100 (2-6-2T)05/1929
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 152
Works Number 2086
To Service During 02/1905
Withdrawal Mon 25/10/1948
Service Life 43 yrs, 8 mths , 24 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1905
TYS   Tyseley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
WLN   Wellington 4w/e 21/02/1948
     Withdrawn on 25/10/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WLN Wellington 4w/e 21/02/1948
WDN WLN Wellington m/e 31/10/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1911 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1948 Swindon Works New Work November: Nos. 6761 DYD (3/11), 6762 (4/11), 6763 (10/11), 6764 (12/11), 6765 (26/11); 4169 (15/11); 6991 Acton Burnell Hall WES (22/11), 6992 Arborfield Hall (26/11); Nos. 4168 an 6760 PILL were both completed on 29/10. Locomotives entering Works 28/10/48 to 26/11/48: These included Nos. 184 (condemned), 1013/27, 1331, 1435, 1538 (condemned - at present being used as Works pilot), 1749 (condemned), *1867 (condemned), *2010, *2121, *2187, 2249, *2706, *2717 (both condemned), 2819/71/74/88/96, 2906/32/40/43/53, 3169/86, 3624/77, 3733, 3806/41/64, 3951, 4015/18/25/60/81/83/92/93, 4123, 4287, 4508/53/84, 4665/91, 4900/60, 5031/32/49/67, 5121 (condemned), 5128/77, 5345, 5406/11, 5537/44/48, 5689, 5744/72/81/94, 5801, 5926/67/89, 6021, 6146, 6382/88, 6407, 6715, 6835/43/52, 6915/35/40/47/50/59/61, 7760, 7808, 8751, **9019 (condemned), 9310, 9754, 'Austerity' 77380. *Open cab. **Fitted small 2,000 gallon tender (No. 1128 of 4/96). Nos. 6991/92 came out painted black and fully lined, While Nos. 4168/69, 6760/65 are black and unlined. The following have been painted black and fully lined:-Nos. 4966/96, 5967/92, 6922/40/50 while Nos. 1362, 2194, 2252, 2840, 3685/96, 3811, 4290, 5214, 5384, 5563, 7234, 7716/64, 8768/77, 9310 an 9711 are painted black, but not lined. Nos. 3720 an 7702 have 'G.W.R.' on the tank sides and are fitted with smokebox numberplates. No. 6009 has been fitted with a new standard cast iron smokebox num-berplate, in place of the former smaller brass one, all locomotives leaving Works are now fitted with smokebox numberplates. Locomotives noted with top feed boilers:-Nos. 3624/85/96, 5772/81, 5801, 7702/16/64, 8710/68/77, 9745. SLS/194901

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1905 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3121
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2086
   
12/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
05/1929 Renumbered Renumbered to 5121    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tyseley (TYS)    
21/02/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Wellington (WLN)    
25/10/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 5121    

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