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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig.) 99 m/e 09/1903
Great Western Railway 3100 m/e 12/1912
Great Western Railway (51xx) 5100 m/e 04/1929
Great Western Railway (81xx) 8100 on 26/09/1938

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 3100/5100
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
310009/1903
5100 (2-6-2T)04/1929
8100 (2-6-2T)26/09/1938
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 140
Works Number 1992
To Service During 09/1903
Withdrawal Thu 04/10/1962
Service Life 59 yrs, 1 mth , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1903
LMTN   Leamington on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 04/10/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   on 04/10/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1912 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/03/1946 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during March: 111, 1010, 2026/55, 2103, 2204/12/54, 2816/39/46/9, 2924/39/48/79, 3010/5/20, 3171, 3446, 3632, 3715/93 3855, 4012/33/5/55/79/82, 4136, 4365, 4565/70 4702, 4830/67, 4917/37/58/84/5, 5004/8/49/71/90, 5153/86/93, 5310/38/84/97, 5420, 5505/31/53, 5787,-5967/99, 6000/17/25/8, 6114/21/50/1, 6365/74/86/8 6417, 6916/8/41, 7312, 7713/32, 7802/10, 9721/60/3/80/7/90/6. Nameplates have been affixed to 1000/17-9, 6916/32/38/46/67. With the completion of 1019, there is a temporary halt in the programme of construction of '1000' Class locomotives and work is under way on new 'Castle' and 'Hall' Class locomotives. SLS/194606

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1903 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 99
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1992
   
09/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3100    
04/1929 Renumbered Renumbered to 5100    
26/09/1938 Renumbered Renumbered to 8100    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Leamington (LMTN)    
04/10/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 8100    

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