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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4178 on 29/11/1949

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 5101
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 369
To Service Sat 29/11/1949 to Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )
Withdrawal w/e Sat 25/09/1965
Service Life 15 yrs, 9 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
NEA   Neath (Court Sart) (New) on 29/11/1949
CARM   Carmarthen 4w/e 28/01/1950
84H   Wellington 4w/e 21/02/1953
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 01/01/1955
84H   Wellington 8w/e 26/03/1955
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 11/08/1956
83C   Exeter 4w/e 21/05/1960
84H   Wellington 4w/e 08/10/1960
84F   Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 11/08/1962
84D   Leamington 4w/e 08/09/1962
2A   Tyseley w/e 24/10/1964
2B   Oxley w/e 19/06/1965
     Withdrawn w/e 25/09/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW NYA   m/e 30/11/1949
1STALLOC NEATH Neath (Court Sart) m/e 31/12/1949
ALLOC CARM Carmarthen 4w/e 28/01/1950
ALLOC 84H Wellington 4w/e 21/02/1953
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 01/01/1955
ALLOC 84H Wellington 4w/e 26/02/1955
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 83C Exeter 4w/e 21/05/1960
ALLOC 84H Wellington 4w/e 05/10/1960
ALLOC 84F Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 11/08/1962
ALLOC 84D Leamington 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 2A Tyseley 4w/e 07/11/1964
ALLOC 2B Oxley 4w/e 10/07/1965
WDN   w/e 25/09/1965

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/07/1962 Wellington-Much Wenlock branch last train The last train on this line was worked by 2-6-2T 4178 (specially cleaned) on Saturday, 21st July, and was made up of four coaches. 4178 and a three coach set together with a single diesel unit had provided the services throughout the day. SLS/196208
30/12/1962 Western Regionboundary changes The following former W.R. engines were transferred to the L.M. Region when the depots to which they are allocated became the responsibility of that Region on 1.1.63. The official date of the transfer is December 30th, 1962: D3004/25-9/34-9, D3105-13/5/6/91-4, D3752/5/7, D3950-2/6-8/68-70/73-85/8/95-7, 1002/13/6/9/23/5, 1432/58, 1619/28/32/8/60/3/8, 2210/1/36/89 2845/51/6/66/75/88, 3208/9/17, 3601/5/7/19/25/31/58/60/73, 3709/44/9/70/6/8/82/8/9/92, 3802/6/9/13/5/7/21/5/8/9/31/45/6/9/52/5/7/65, 4105/11/4/20/5/33/40/7-9/53-5/8/65/7/8/71-3/5/6/8/9, 4602/17/45/6/8/65/83/7/96, 4923/46/54/98, 5022/6/31/63/89, 5101/53, 5192, 5606/40/58, 5927/42/83/90/1/4/5, 6129, 6314/64, 6403/24, 6604/9-11/5/8/25/31/2/44/6/63/7/8/71/4/8/9/83/92/4/8, 6803/11/23/7/8/30/1/3/9/42/5/51/3-5/7/8/61/2/4/6/70/1/9, 6903/4/6/7/11/5/6/7/22/5/6/9/30/3/4/52/64/71/6/9/80, 7001/12/4/9/24/6, 7207/18/36, 7414/8/24/6/31/43. 7800-3/6/7/9/10/2/8/9/21-4/7/8, 7905/8/12/5/8/29, 8109, 8464/98, 8718, 9435/63/70/98, 9608/10/3/4/24/30/6/9/46/57/69, 9724/33/53/68/74/82/93, 41201-4/9/31/2/40/1/85, 44835, 45143/5/90, 45283/98, 45406/22, 45572/7, 45660/99, 46401, 46503-27, 48330/47/54/69/402/4/10/2/5/7/8/24/30/6/50/9/60/71/4/5/8, 48724/38/9/68, 73025 6/34-6/90/5/7, 75000/2-4/6/9/20/1/3/4/6/7/9, 78000/2/3/7/8, 80070/8-80/96/8/100/l/2/4/5/31/2/5/6, 82000/3/5/6/9/20/1/31-4, 92001, 92212/3/5/27/8/34/47. SLS/196303

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
29/11/1949 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4178
Built at Swindon Works
Allocated to Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )
   
28/01/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Carmarthen (CARM)    
21/02/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Wellington (84H)    
01/01/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
26/03/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Wellington (84H)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
21/05/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Exeter (83C)    
08/10/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Wellington (84H)    
11/08/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (84F)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Leamington (84D)    
24/10/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (2A)    
19/06/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Oxley (2B)    
25/09/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 4178    
04/1966 Scrapped Scrapped    

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