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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3697 on 05/09/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 330
To Service Mon 05/09/1941
Withdrawal Mon 21/05/1962
Service Life 20 yrs, 8 mths , 16 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1962 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 05/09/1941
RDG   Reading (W.R.) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81B   Slough 4w/e 04/11/1950
81B   Slough 4w/e 30/11/1950
81E   Didcot 4w/e 24/03/1962
     Withdrawn on 21/05/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81B Slough 4w/e 04/11/1950
ALLOC 81E Didcot 4w/e 24/03/1962
WDN   m/e 31/05/1962

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

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/09/1941 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3697
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Reading (W.R.) (RDG)    
04/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Slough (81B)    
30/11/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Slough (81B)    
24/03/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Didcot (81E)    
21/05/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 3697    
09/1962 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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