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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3124 m/e 05/1905
Great Western Railway (51xx) 5124 m/e 03/1929
Great Western Railway (81xx) 8104 m/e 01/1939

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 3100/5100
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
310005/1905
5100 (2-6-2T)03/1929
8100 (2-6-2T)13/01/1939
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 152
Works Number 2089
To Service During 05/1905
Withdrawal Sat 26/12/1964
Service Life 59 yrs, 7 mths , 26 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1905
NEA   Neath (Court Sart) on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
83F   Truro m/e 16/06/1956
87A   Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 14/07/1956
85A   Worcester 4w/e 06/10/1962
85A   Worcester 4w/e 02/11/1963
     Withdrawn on 26/12/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 83F Truro 4w/e 16/06/1956
ALLOC 87A Neath (Court Sart) 4w/e 14/07/1956
ALLOC 85A Worcester 4w/e 06/10/1962
ALLOC 85A Worcester 5w/e 02/11/1963
WDN   5w/e 04/01/1965

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1911 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/08/1948 Swindon Works New work August: No. 7016 CDF, 7017 G. J. Churchward PDN; 7430/32 STB, 7431/33 CNYD, 7434. No. 4160 is nearing completion (26/8). Locomotives entering Works during August included: Nos. *100A1, 1018, 1461, 1934/57, 2144, 2340, 2746/64, 2882, 2938/39, 3613/76, 3823/25/57, *3902, *3953, 4045/85, 4119, 4269, 4552, 4671, *4802, *4850, *4852, 4902/14/20/25/28/69/76, 5006/39/63/64/84, 5107/83, 5261, 5325, 5416/20, 5540, 5756, 5932/71/80/93, 6000/08/10/22, 6311/33/85, 6433. 6746, 6849/79, 6945/60, 7206/30, 7726/82, 7800/15, 8104, **8393, 8709, 9301. *Oil-burning. **Converted to 53XX. Works' pilots of late have been: Nos. 212 (since sent for scrap, w/e 21/8), 906, 1713, 1900, 2751 SLS/194810
19/08/1962 Wolverhampton Works (In Works) In Works: 1020, 1630, 3615, 3721, 4636, 4697, 4703, 5181/4, 5564, 6160, 6614/8, 7739, 7816, 8104, 9422/70, 9613/24/6/47/65, 82008; Weigh house: 6156; Awaiting works: 3217, 4938/61, 5065, 5658, 7002, 7824, 9415. SLS/196209

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1905 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3124
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2089
   
04/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
03/1929 Renumbered Renumbered to 5124    
01/1939 Renumbered Renumbered to 8104    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Neath (Court Sart) (NEA )    
16/06/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Truro (83F)    
14/07/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Neath (Court Sart) (87A)    
06/10/1962 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
02/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Worcester (85A)    
26/12/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 8104    

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