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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3165 m/e 06/1907

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 3150
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 169
Works Number 2253
To Service During 06/1907
Withdrawal Sat 03/07/1948
Service Life 41 yrs, 1 mth , 2 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1907
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 03/07/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN STJ Severn Tunnel Junction m/e 31/07/1948

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3165
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2253
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
03/07/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 3165    

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