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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3577 m/e 10/1895

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 3571
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-4-2T
Builder Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road)
Order Number C3
Works Number 601
To Service During 10/1895
Withdrawal Fri 13/05/1949
Service Life 53 yrs, 7 mths , 13 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1895
FGD   Fishguard Goodwick on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 13/05/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC FGD Fishguard Goodwick w/e 02/11/1946
ALLOC SED Swansea East Dock 4w/e 27/12/1947
WDN SED Swansea East Dock m/e 31/05/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1909 Diagram R2/3 boiler fitted
09/1915 Diagram BR4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1949 Swindon Works New Work May: Nos. 7018 Drysllwyn Castle (originally intended to have been named Cranbrook Castle) LDR (24/5), 7019 Fowey Castle BRD (27/5), *7020 Gloucester Castle (31/5); *9682 (6/5). *Not allocated. Nos. 7018-20 are painted dark green and lined. Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle and 7022 were nearly complete on 2/6; while on the same day No. 1500 had the motion, wheels, boiler and cab erected, No. 1501 cylinders, etc., erected, No. 1502 frames only and Nos. 7023/24 frames and cylinders only. Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. p23 (Petrol), 100A1, 1017, 1419/43, 2061 (closed cab), 2212/14/61/91, 2568, 2800/03/24/76/78/90, 3010/32, 3102/64/74, 3815/24/35, 4052/58/73/82, 4224, 4377, 4516/28/39, 4676, 4805/11/55/57 (for re-conversion to coal-burning), 4903/13/33/67/91/94, 5003/09/36/43/46/60/66/93/98, 5142, 5325/62, 5406, 5503/07/43/51, 5755/75/77, 5925/34/75/82, 6000/10/11/14, 6162/63 (both fitted with deconcentrating gear), 6346/57/62/73, 6710/16/24/31, 6823/40/61/68/73, 6931/36/43, 7222, 7321, 7704/90/94, 7806/07, 8701/41, 9613, 9700/10, 70836, 90357, 1299. Condemned: Nos. 277, 2756/89 (all acting as Works pilots), 30, 280 (still retains original boiler and has round topped tanks), 3400/43, 3577 (open cab), 5117. Nos. 6105/30 have had the footsteps set further inwards. No. E1299 failed here with a hot box on 11/5, after having worked the Grimsby fish train. Nos. 2863 (ex 4805) and 2853 (ex 4810) have been re-converted to coal-burning. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1015, 4949/86 an 5973. Nos. 1015, 5074 and 6936 have received tenders with the new crest. Lining: Commencing with No. 5069 (ex Works 12/5), all locomotives painted dark green or black and fully lined are having the cylinders lined out with two red I' vertical bands at both ends. In addition No. 5069 also had the cleating bands lined, but subsequent locomotives (including No. 7018) have not had this done. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1895 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3577
Built at Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road), Works Number 601
Diagram R3 boiler fitted
   
01/1909 Modification Diagram R2/3 boiler fitted    
09/1915 Modification Diagram BR4 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Fishguard Goodwick (FGD)    
13/05/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 3577    

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