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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6119 m/e 09/1931

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 61xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 269
To Service During 09/1931
Withdrawal Fri 01/03/1963
Service Life 31 yrs, 6 mths , -2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 06/1963

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1931
SLO   Slough on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 24/03/1956
81C   Southall 4w/e 11/08/1956
86E   Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 01/12/1956
83A   Newton Abbot 4w/e 11/07/1959
81D   Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 28/11/1959
     Withdrawn on 01/03/1963

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 24/03/1956
ALLOC 81C Southall 4w/e 11/08/1956
ALLOC 86E Severn Tunnel Junction 4w/e 01/12/1956
ALLOC 83A Newton Abbot 4w/e 11/07/1959
ALLOC 81D Reading (W.R.) 4w/e 28/11/1959
WDN 65   4w/e 09/03/1963

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1422/53, 2053, 2230/33, 2414, 2805/10/25, 2915/30/34/35, 3421, 3610, 3709, 3824/48/58, 4017/19/50/89/92/99, 4248/57, 4500/24/50/74/75, 4706, 4906/09/37/63/64, 5037,91/95, 5314, 5900/06124/30/41/60/64/81, 6009/21/26, 6119/24/34/51/62/68, 6313/56/72/98, 6806/63, 6918, 7003, 7321, W.D. 77000, 78607, 79283/288. W.D. No. 77060/145/280/335, 78624 an 79244 have had their tenders removed and were taken to the stock shed on 25/3, where they are now stored. Works' pilots have been: Nos. 198, 1713/53, 2781 an 15102 PDN. New Work 30/4: 15102 PDN (being run in as Works' pilot); 6990; 9662 NPT, 9663 TN, 9664 NPT, 9665, 9666 NEA; 7008 being nearly complete. Engines condemned during April included: Nos. 302 an 3408 SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1931 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6119
Built at Swindon Works
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Slough (SLO)    
24/03/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
11/08/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
01/12/1956 Allocation Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (86E)    
11/07/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Newton Abbot (83A)    
28/11/1959 Allocation Reallocated to Reading (W.R.) (81D)    
01/03/1963 Withdrawn Condemned as 6119    
06/1963 Scrapped Scrapped    

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