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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3170 m/e 06/1907

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 3150
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 169
Works Number 2258
To Service During 06/1907
Withdrawal Mon 25/08/1958
Service Life 51 yrs, 2 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Date Sold for Scrap 22/02/1959
Scrapping Woodham Brothers (Barry, South Glamorgan)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1907
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86A   Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 04/12/1954
     Withdrawn on 25/08/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86A Ebbw Junction (Newport) 4w/e 04/12/1954
WDN   m/e 31/08/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during August included: 992, 1004, 1758, 2023, 2280, 2289, 2409, 2568, 2818, 2833, 2886, 3170, 3375, 3582, 3845, 4015, 4021, 4049, 4055, 4082, 4701, 4800, 4924, 4931, 4945, 4957, 4989, 5006, 5049, 5056, 5069, 5084, 5088, 5094, 5318, 5337, 5347, 5353, 5370, 5913, 5922, 5923, 5940, 5962, 6333, 6909, 6931, an 6965. 2-8-0's which have recently been converted to oil-burning were ex Works as follows: Nos. 4809 (2845) 11/8, 4810 (2853) 13/8, 4857 (3831) 16/8 and 4811 (2847) 20/8. The construction of Lot 366 is under way and No. 6971 (coal-burning) is nearing completion. (16/9). SLS/194710

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3170
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2258
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
04/12/1954 Allocation Reallocated to Ebbw Junction (Newport) (86A)    
25/08/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 3170    

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