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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3721 on 06/02/1937

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 299
To Service Mon 06/02/1937
Withdrawal Mon 20/04/1964
Service Life 27 yrs, 2 mths , 14 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 05/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 06/02/1937
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 31/12/1960
87D   Swansea East Dock 4w/e 28/12/1963
     Withdrawn on 20/04/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 31/12/1960
TOSTORE   5w/e 31/08/1963
ALLOC 87D Swansea East Dock 4w/e 31/12/1963
WDN   3w/e 04/05/1964

* 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
19/08/1962 Wolverhampton Works (In Works) In Works: 1020, 1630, 3615, 3721, 4636, 4697, 4703, 5181/4, 5564, 6160, 6614/8, 7739, 7816, 8104, 9422/70, 9613/24/6/47/65, 82008; Weigh house: 6156; Awaiting works: 3217, 4938/61, 5065, 5658, 7002, 7824, 9415. SLS/196209
26/04/1964 Swindon Works (Works Yard) Works Yard: D3508, D3811, 1024, 1447, 1666, 2818, 3721, 4652, 4923, 6106, 6147, 6871, 6915, 6952, 7812, 8102, 8732, 8738, 9425, 9431, 9484, 9486, 9743, 9752, 42961, 42978, 42983, 43001, 43115, 43132, 73003, 73021. A Shop: D812, D831, D846, D1004, D1005, D1013, D1027, D1035, D1041, D848, D1043, D1058, D1065, D1067, D3421, D3808, D3816, D3823, D3828, D3831, D7026, D7029, D7064, D7071, D7080, D9500, D9501, D9502, D9503, D9504, D9505, D9506, D9057 motors mounted, D9508, D9509, D9510, D9511 frames only, 4144, 7019, 7915, 8486, 42954, 42958, 43002, 43044, 43056, 43075, 43090, 43109, 73053, 73066, 76077, 76081, 92225. C Shop: 6025. Dump: 1650, 4706, 5057, 6010, 6603, 6680, 6824, 9420, 9603, 47623. SLS/196406

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/02/1937 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3721
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
31/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
28/12/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Swansea East Dock (87D)    
20/04/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 3721    
05/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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