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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 7741 m/e 02/1930

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 23937
To Service During 02/1930
Withdrawal Sun 03/12/1961
Service Life 31 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys
Information On withdrawal from BR, this locomotive worked for the London Transport Executive as L96

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1967

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1930
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 22/03/1952
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 30/04/1952
91M   To London Midland Region (Probable transfer to Neasden as LT L96) on 03/12/1961
     Withdrawn on 03/12/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 22/03/1952
OFFSTOCK UNK   on 03/12/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
18/02/1961 Lydney MPD On shed on 18th February-1623/7/31/2/42, 2289, 3721, 6415, 7741 whilst 6394 was stored-the latter used to work the Stoke Gifford goods via the Severn Bridge till latter was damaged. SLS/196104

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1930 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 7741
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23937
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
22/03/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
30/04/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
03/12/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 7741    
03/12/1961 Allocation Reallocated to To London Midland Region (91M) (Probable transfer to Neasden as LT L96)    
09/1967 Scrapped Scrapped    

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