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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4159 on 10/09/1947

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 5101
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 361
To Service Mon 10/09/1947
Withdrawal Mon 15/06/1964
Service Life 16 yrs, 9 mths , 5 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1964

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 10/09/1947
TYS   Tyseley m/e 30/06/1948
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 25/03/1950
84E   Tyseley m/e 28/02/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 31/03/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 11/08/1951
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 31/08/1951
84E   Tyseley m/e 31/10/1951
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 01/11/1952
83B   Taunton m/e 16/06/1956
87H   Neyland 4w/e 03/12/1960
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 14/07/1962
     Withdrawn on 15/06/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
NEW CHR Chester West m/e 30/09/1947
ALLOC CHR Chester West 4w/e 04/10/1947
ALLOC TYS Tyseley m/e 30/06/1948
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 25/03/1950
ALLOC 84E Tyseley m/e 28/02/1951
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 11/08/1951
ALLOC 84E Tyseley m/e 31/10/1951
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 01/11/1952
ALLOC 83B Taunton 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 87H Neyland 4w/e 03/12/1960
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 14/07/1962
WDN   w/e 15/06/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 General The latest batch of 41XX 2-6-2T have been noted in many places. No. 4148 was seen working local trains between Newport and Cardiff and on station pilot duties at Newport. No. 4157 passed through Cheltenham en route to Tyseley and has since worked stopping trains to Leamington. No. 4159 , also allocated to the Wolverhampton Division (CHR) went via Oxford and was noted there on 12/9. Nos. 4156/8 have joined the 2-6-2T allocated to Severn Tunnel Junction for assisting trains through the tunnel. Recent observations in West Wales found Nos. 3654 an 4654 at Milford Haven, the former on the passenger turn to Johnstone. Nos. 7816, 3447 an 4358, were impressively clean at Neyland. Carmarthen produced a number of the smaller types of loco. Nos. 7407 an 2236 on local goods, 2223 on the 6.15 p.m. departure for Aberystwyth and L.M.S. Nos. 6620 an 6740 on the branch trains to Llandovery. No. 5819, once a regular at Newcastle Emlyn was awaiting repair outside the factory. SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/09/1947 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4159
Built at Swindon Works
   
30/06/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS)    
25/03/1950 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
28/02/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/03/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
11/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/08/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
31/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
01/11/1952 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Taunton (83B)    
03/12/1960 Allocation Reallocated to Neyland (87H)    
14/07/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
15/06/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 4159    
10/1964 Scrapped Scrapped    

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