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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5719 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 23837
To Service During 03/1929
Withdrawal During 11/1958 off Chester (MR) (6A)
Service Life 29 yrs, 8 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1959

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1929
STB   Stourbridge Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84K   Chester West 4w/e 02/11/1957
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1958

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84K Chester West 4w/e 02/11/1957
WDN   w/e 15/11/1958
WDN   m/e 30/11/1958

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1949 Swindon Works New Work March: Nos. *7901 Dodington Hall (23/3), *7902 Eaton Mascot Hall (31/3); 9675 MTHR 4/3), 9676 CYS (10/3), 9677 CED (17/3). *Not allocated. Locomotives entering Works 28/2/49 to 30/3/49: Nos. 1002/09, 1086 (re-numbered 1147), 1213 (re-numbered 9), 1415, 1758 SDN (condemned), 1894 NPT (condemned), 2011/12, 2226/40/92/99, 2724 CYS (condemned), 69, 2806/36/71/82/83, 2902/15/31/81/87, 3032/33/43, 3175, 3386, 3562 OXF (condemned), 3616/45/55/88, 3719/44/47, 3819/29, 3901/55 (both for re-conversion), 4000/03/07/13/49, 4213/37/60/70, 4527/35/38/58/65/69/98, 4624, 4703, 4806/51 (both for re-conversion), 4936/55, 5020/33/55/57/75/89/91/95, 5166, 5310/30/41/72/96, 5509/66, 5719/28/98, 5931/79/88, 6017/24/25/28, 6132/53, 6341/53, 6720/47, 6803/22/54, 6900/02/07/33/46/55/62/64, 7202/09, 7302, 7415, 7766/84, 8753, 9311, 9600, 9704/08 and Class '8' W.D. 77234 (re-numbered 90201). Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include:-Nos. 1002/28, 2947, 4990, 6917/24, while Nos. 4007/20 are painted green and also lined. Works' pilots recently have been:-Nos. *212/13/46 and **1900. *Condemned 7/48. **Condemned 4/48.
No. 3150 has been fitted with the curved front end frames and cylinders (outside steam pipes) of No. 3184 (condemned in 1948). The original frames of No. 3150 had a square front end and the cylinders had internal steam pipes. No. 2123 has been fitted with auto gear.
SLS/194905

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1929 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5719
Built at North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, Works Number 23837
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (84K)    
11/1958 Withdrawn Condemned as 5719 from Chester (MR) (6A)    
03/1959 Scrapped Scrapped    

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