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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3730 m/e 09/1906
Great Western Railway (1912) 3440 m/e 12/1912

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Bulldog
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 163
Works Number 2198
To Service During 09/1906
Withdrawal Mon 21/06/1948
Service Life 41 yrs, 9 mths , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1906
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 21/06/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC WOS Worcester 4w/e 27/12/1947
WDN WOS Worcester m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 82C Swindon 4w/e 04/10/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1908 Diagram D2 boiler fitted
04/1910 Superheated boiler fitted
04/1910 Diagram D3 boiler fitted
03/1922 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1945 Plymouth Area There have been some very heavy trains, especially in the Up direction, the Cornish riviera always being in two parts, with double heading the rule as far as Newton Abbot. It is very pleasing to see so many 4-4-0's on this section of the G.W., those recently noted at North Road being: 3313/54/75/83/91, 3401/30/1/40/1/3/5/6. The Saltash auto-service is worked by four coach auto units with the loco (one of the Laira 64XX pannier tanks) sandwiched in the middle. More normal two coach formations may be used at slack periods. SLS/194601
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
04/03/1962 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Triangle: 1435, 3636, 4123/6, 4929, 5167, 5509/11/49, 6152/3/66, 6348, 7421, 7796, 8441, 8700/79, 9738. Works Yard: D3437, 1009/21/7, 3809/49, 4093, 4632, 4905/44, 5924, 6006, 6408, 6820, 6965/7, 7002/4/27/37, 7306, 8489/94, 8721/33/62/75, 9460, 9765. Weigh House: 5967. 'C' Shop: 8735, 9416. Dump: 1642, 2205/6/30/88, 4207, 5069, 5770, 7771/2, 8451, 8768, 9454/74, 9720. 'A' Shop: D600/2/3, D808, D1002-17, D2182-6, D3035, D3354/6/60/6/97, D3425, D4009, D6315/23/37, 8, 1013/5/9/28, 2516, 2859/73/6, 3440, 4003, 4286, 4920/50, 5026/43/56, 5990/1, 6012, 6821/7/39, 6906/13/36/50/71/3/93, 7001/3/6/13/26, 7226, 7320/37, 7918, 9400, 82040, 92222/37. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1906 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3730
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2198
Diagram D3 boiler fitted
   
06/1908 Modification Diagram D2 boiler fitted    
04/1910 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
04/1910 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3440    
03/1922 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
21/06/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 3440    

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