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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5718 m/e 03/1929

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 57xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow
Order Number L852
Works Number 23836
To Service During 03/1929
Withdrawal Mon 21/07/1958
Service Life 29 yrs, 4 mths , 23 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 04/10/1958 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1929
WES   Westbury on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82F   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) m/e 31/10/1951
82D   Westbury 4w/e 01/12/1951
82D   Westbury 4w/e 31/12/1951
     Withdrawn on 21/07/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82F Weymouth Radipole (GWR) m/e 31/10/1951
ALLOC 82D Westbury 4w/e 01/12/1951
WDN   m/e 31/07/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1945 Swindon Works Locos entering works during October, 1945: 2184, 2206, 2530/41, 2638, 2805/14/72/3/82/8, 2915/33/46, 3025/36, 3656, 3810/3/66, 4016/7/32/40/4154/618/96, 4517/51/64/80, 4603/17/41/53/65, 4704, 4818/31/6, 4925/9/47, 5065/84, 5208/37, 5312/56/81, 5422, 5508/22/66/72, 5718/23, 5902/21/4/8/9/64 6000/6/9/24, 6116, 6378/9, 6437, 6732/9, 6955, 7214, 7719/26/40, 8741/6, 9304/17, 9702/64. L.M.S. 8402/6/14. L.N.E. K3 17. SLS/194602
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5718
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23836
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Westbury (WES)    
31/10/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (82F)    
01/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (82D)    
31/12/1951 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (82D)    
21/07/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 5718    
04/10/1958 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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