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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5195 on 22/10/1934

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 5101
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 284
To Service Tue 22/10/1934
Withdrawal Tue 13/06/1961
Service Life 26 yrs, 7 mths , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 09/1961

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) on 22/10/1934
CVTRT     4w/e 29/12/1945
CVRHY     8w/e 23/03/1946
CV.BRY   Barry on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 05/09/1953
88D   Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 03/10/1953
88F   Treherbert 4w/e 26/12/1953
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 06/10/1956
     Withdrawn on 13/06/1961

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC RHY Rhymney 4w/e 23/02/1946
ALLOC BRY Barry 4w/e 22/02/1947
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 05/09/1953
ALLOC 88D Merthyr Tydfil 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 88F Treherbert 4w/e 26/12/1953
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 06/10/1956
WDN   m/e 30/06/1961

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1945 Bridgend Station The three 51XX 2-6-2T transferred in 1942 from the Birmingham area to Rhymney, Treherbert, and Ferndale are used to work special passenger trains to the Bridgend Factory. 5159/95 were at Bridgend on 17/10. SLS/194601
23/07/1961 Swindon Works (Works Yard) 'A' Shop: D602/4, D805/11/28/70, D1000-11, D2137, D2372-9, D3257, D3431, D3744, D6306/11/9, 13186, 13264/5, 15100/2, 2829, 3817/43, 4090, 4922/8/56/78, 5000/1/31/49/60, 5306/51, 5903/4/36/9/67, 6000/4/7, 6363/95, 6871, 6919/46/59/86/97/8, 7020, 7209/15/21/2, 7826, 82031, 92226/34. Works Yard: D804/15/23/41/51/2, D2188/9/94, 1604/34/47, 2516, 3667/70, 3822/41, 4003, 4203, 4916/98, 5015/80/1, 5103/10/76/7/95, 5336, 5949, 6027, 6349, 6831, 6969, 7745/56/75/98, 8789/98, 9400/14, 9749, 78001/8. 92215/45. Triangle: 6021, 9736/67. Dump: 1361/2/4/6, 1419/33, 3657/76, 3724, 6426, 7700/61, 8429, 8705/22/40/77/96, 9735/62/71/81. 'C' Shop: 8457 intact, Outside 'C' Shop: 5771, 8726 being cut up. SLS/196109
17/09/1961 Swindon Works ('C' Shop) 'A' Shop: D604, D816/7/21/3/5/43/70, D3431, D6306/8/21, 2866, 3852, 4003/79/81/7/9, D1000-11, D2379-83, 4117, 4707, 4904/26/33/43/66/79/92/8, 5018/38/74/92, 5208, 5380, 6021/6, 6808/16/25/32/4/40, 6948, 7018/28, 7219, 7825, 7905/21, 13115/84/6, 13259/65, 92215/26. Works Sidings: D820, D2086, D2143/4, D2378, D7000, 1009, 3670, 3839/59, 4100, 4917/8/83, 5000/78, 5951/98, 6014/6/9/27, 6964/87/96, 7200, 7756/75, 7909, 8721, 9400, 9749, 73027, 78008, 92241/5. Triangle: 1640, 5087, 5198, 5516, 5934/75, 8762/72/87, 9751, 13355. Dump: 1361/6, 1433, 1604, 5318, 6720, 7745/98, 8429, 8740/74/7/89, 9735/6/67. 'C' Shop: 4203, 5110/95. Outside Stock Shed: D806, D4025, D6303, 4948, 5815, 6900. Weigh House : Nil. Outside Weigh House: D801. Gasworks : Nil. SLS/196111

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
22/10/1934 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5195
Built at Swindon Works
   
29/12/1945 Allocation      
23/03/1946 Allocation      
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Barry (CV.BRY)    
05/09/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Merthyr Tydfil (88D)    
26/12/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Treherbert (88F)    
06/10/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
13/06/1961 Withdrawn Condemned as 5195    
09/1961 Scrapped Scrapped    

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