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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3682 on 20/07/1940

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 325
To Service Fri 20/07/1940
Withdrawal Fri 31/12/1965
Service Life 25 yrs, 5 mths , 11 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 20/07/1940
SDN   Swindon on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86G   Pontypool Road 4w/e 27/01/1962
87B   Duffryn Yard 4w/e 08/09/1962
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 6w/e 13/04/1964
85A   Worcester 7w/e 22/06/1964
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86G Pontypool Road 4w/e 27/01/1962
ALLOC 87B Duffryn Yard 4w/e 08/09/1962
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 5w/e 30/03/1964
ALLOC 85A Worcester 2w/e 16/05/1964
WDN   7w/e 16/01/1966

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/12/1948 Swindon Works New Work December: Nos. 6766 NEA (8/12), 6767 (21/12), 6768 (23/12); 6993 Arthog Hall WEY (4/12), 6994 Baggrave Hall EXE (9/12), 6995 Benthall Hall TN (17/12). Nos. 6993-95 are painted black and fully lined, while Nos. 6766-68 are black and unlined. Locomotives entering Works 29/11/48 to 24/12/48: These included Nos. 62 (condemned), 71 (condemned), 301 (condemned)-re-numbered from 201, 1020/21/22/24, 1400/07/44, 2068, 2414, 2833/37/94, 3430/31 (both condemned), 3614/74/82, 3724, 3808/17/21/38/59/64, 4038/39/80/90, 4087, 4112/50, 4274, 4353 (condemned), 4506/14/63/70/87, 4700, 4920/91, 5002/34/41/45/47/70/87, 5022, 5103, 5351/59/97, 5412/22, 5522/32, 5708/12, 5913/19/56/59/95, 6010/12/23, 6100/48/54, 6323/24/39/85, 6423, 6856, 6930/39/66, 7200/20/22, 7401, 7727, 9306, 9601/06. (4150 and 5022 were the locomotives that were involved in the Lapworth accident). On 16/12 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 2906, 3012/15/17/18/23/41/44, 3453, 4017, 4168/69, 4914, 5153/83. Additional locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 5926 an 6947. 'Austerity' No. 77380 has been fitted with a smokebox numberplate (the first 'Austerity' to be so fitted here). 'Austerity' 2-8-0's to be fitted with standard G.W.R. fittings, which include Wakefield lubricator, G.W. type stuffing box and fountain, whistles, injectors, top feed and fire iron compartment, were ex Swindon Works as follows:-Nos. 77000 (19/5/48). 77027 (24/3/48), 77165 (13/4/48), 77291 (10/12/47), 77429 (9/6/48), 78542 (12/11/47), 79226 (6/9/48), 79278 (28/11/47). Frames are being cut for Lot 373. which, it is understood, is for some 0-6-0PT's with outside Walschaerts valve gear. SLS/194902
29/10/1961 Caerphilly Works (Works Yard) Erecting Shop: 1420/71, 1506, 1651/68 3702, 4242/65/79/98, 5232, 5618, 6115/45, 6684, 8464/9/86, 9420/57, 9671, 9710, 92221/9. Works Yard: 3682, 3797, 4690, 6108, 9489, 9639, 92238. SLS/196112

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
20/07/1940 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3682
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swindon (SDN)    
27/01/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Pontypool Road (86G)    
08/09/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Duffryn Yard (87B)    
13/04/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
31/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 3682    
06/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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