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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3797 on 01/12/1938

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 314
To Service Fri 01/12/1938
Withdrawal Fri 06/11/1964
Service Life 25 yrs, 11 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 01/1965

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 01/12/1938
LDR   Landore on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 17/06/1961
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 7w/e 22/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 06/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 17/06/1961
ALLOC 87B Margam 3w/e 29/06/1964
WDN   w/e 02/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/10/1961 Caerphilly Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 1420/71, 1506, 1651/68 3702, 4242/65/79/98, 5232, 5618, 6115/45, 6684, 8464/9/86, 9420/57, 9671, 9710, 92221/9. Works Yard: 3682, 3797, 4690, 6108, 9489, 9639, 92238. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/12/1938 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3797
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Landore (LDR)    
17/06/1961 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
06/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 3797    
01/1965 Scrapped Scrapped    

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