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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3706 on 19/10/1936

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 299
To Service Wed 19/10/1936
Withdrawal Wed 13/11/1963
Service Life 27 yrs , 25 dys
Total Mileage 499,534

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 19/10/1936
BCN   Brecon on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 31/10/1959
     Withdrawn on 13/11/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 31/10/1959
WDN   4w/e 30/11/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/11/1959 Brecon demotion Brecon's allocation was divided from 2nd November, 1959-2219/36, 3638, 3706/47/67, 7794 to Newport (86A) and 46506/16/8/9/20/1/2 to Oswestry (89A) thus making the shed an overnight stabling depot. SLS/196002
22/04/1962 Brecon MPD Despite the allocation of code 88K since January, 1961, no locomotive allocation has been made or shed plates cast; Ebbw Junc. and Oswestry supply locomotives as before. On 22nd April, the following were on shed-2218/40/7, 3691, 3706/14 of 86A and 46507/9/10/21/3 of 89D. Normally, two Brecon engines stable at Builth Road H.L. shed and on 22nd April these were 46508/19 of 89D. SLS/196206
15/12/1963 Swindon Works (Dump) Triangle: 3653, 8425, 9425. Yard: D1060, D7092, 2818, 3668/71/6, 4111, 4555, 4690, 4987, 6000/10/25, 6159, 6831/48/9/50/9/61, 6922, 8738, 9645, 76037/76/81. Dump: 3706, 5201, 5787, 6011, 6151, 6618/31/74, 6724, 8103, 8461/91, 8791, 9401. 'A' Shop: D812/9/24/34/5/45/61, D1006/8/16/26/7/8/9/36/40/3/5/9/65, D3031, D3515/7/97, D3603/6/7, D6328, D7003/12/26/35/58, 4113/76, 5691, 6141/3, 6866, 6976/98, 7808/12/20/6, 7928, 9600/66, 73053/93, 76041, 92003. Ex-Works: 6858. Stored on Shed: 1006/27, 3842, 4631, 4924/96, 5017, 5357, 5814, 5904/43, 9604. SLS/196401

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
19/10/1936 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3706
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Brecon (BCN)    
31/10/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
13/11/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 3706    
01/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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