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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6122 m/e 10/1931

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 61xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 269
To Service During 10/1931
Withdrawal Mon 21/09/1964
Service Life 32 yrs, 11 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 02/1965 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1931
OXF   Oxford on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
81B   Slough 4w/e 06/10/1956
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 16/05/1959
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 30/11/1963
82C   Swindon 5w/e 24/08/1964
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 81B Slough 4w/e 06/10/1956
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 16/05/1959
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 30/11/1963
ALLOC 82C Swindon 3w/e 10/08/1964
WDN   3w/e 05/10/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/07/1949 Swindon Works New Work July: Nos. 1501 (1/7), 1502 (27/7). Both are unlined black. Locomotives entering Works during July included: Nos. 1005/12/25, 1467/68, 2206, 2856/86, 2920, 3663, 3779, 3853, 4013/41/56/61, 4133, 4381, 4631, 4901/43, 5050/69, 5238, 5369, 5552/59, 5918, 6003, 6103/08/22, 6320 (for re-conversion), 6336/45/54, 6417, 6804/38, 6910, 7307, 7809, 7905, 8762. Condemned: 2708 an 9087. No. 3837 (ex 4854) has been re-converted to coal-burning. No. 6020 has been painted blue, while No. 4961 has been Painted black and fully lined. The first of the contractor built series of 94XX arrived on Works on 27/7 viz: Nos. 8400 an 8401; they have entered shops to have the A.T.C. gear fitted. Works' Nos. checked are: Bagnall 2910/11 of 1949.
Awaiting Works at the east end of the yard- were Nos. 1000, 2708, 2875, 3635, 4981, 5057, 5554/57, 6844; No. 2863 (ex 4805-oil-burning) was also in evidence. B shop contained Nos. 1363, 1467/68, 2206/11, 2572, 3663/77, 4631, 6408/09/17, 7735, 9638. New engines from Bagnall's were Nos. 8400/1 (makers Nos. 2910/1) and Swindon construction included Nos. 7026 (painted), 7027, 1504 (painted), 1505 and the frames of a diesel (Lot 363). Barry 0-6-2T's Nos. 212, 213 an 246 were acting as Works' shunters.
SLS/194909
19/02/1961 Swindon Works ('A' Shop) Gas Works Sidings: 1502/9, 1603/52, 3638/49, 3704, 4203, 5103/10/76, 6752/3/61/76, 7740, 8406/76, 9400/14/47/9/58, 9795. Stock Shed Yard: 1361/4, 1410/33/54, 4644, 5920, 6158, 6336, 7410/3, 7761, 8473. Triangle: 1366, 2227, 3799, 4170, 4287, 4587, 4978, 5207, 5519, 6425, 6864, 6979, 7704/76, 8457. Works Yard: 1014/25, 1625/9, 2207, 2516, 4099, 4701, 4902/15/81/5, 5025, 6003, 6131, 6945/53/61, 7000/20, 7325, 7775/94, 7902, 8454, 9481, 9701/49, 18000, 78000/8, L.T.E. L91. 'A' Shop: D604, D800/9/11/8/20/66-70, D1000-5, D2187-92, D3000/27, D3182, D6301/3/5, 7, 1017, 3806, 4073/4, 4128/31/48, 4274, 4574, 4919/24/7/30/5/54, 5008/19/27/9/32/68/71, 5900/23/72/85/6, 6023/7/9, 6122/44/7, 6368, 6822/51, 6917/29/36/51, 7033, 7908, 15100/4, 70024, 82032/9, 92232. Dump: 1601/2/10/20/59, 2813/9/32, 4550/9/94, 5331/91, 5510/4, 6333/52, 6775, 8419, 9462. 'C' Shop: 1616/44, 2846, 4281, 6382. SLS/196104
20/12/1964 Swindon MPD (Stored) D9516/7 and 23 other Diesels with 48479 the only steam loco. Stored: 1011, 1658/64, 4903/32, 6122, 6430, 73012. SLS/196502

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6122
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Oxford (OXF)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Slough (81B)    
16/05/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
24/08/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Swindon (82C)    
21/09/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6122    
02/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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