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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 5181 m/e 03/1931

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 5101
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 259
To Service During 03/1931
Withdrawal Fri 24/08/1962
Service Life 31 yrs, 5 mths , 27 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 11/1962

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1931
CHR   Chester West on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 03/10/1953
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
     Withdrawn on 24/08/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 84E Tyseley 4w/e 03/10/1953
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 02/11/1957
WDN   m/e 31/08/1962

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
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
03/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 5181
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester West (CHR)    
03/10/1953 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
02/11/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
24/08/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 5181    
11/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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