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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6137 m/e 10/1932

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 61xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 278
To Service During 10/1932
Withdrawal w/e Sat 21/11/1964
Service Life 32 yrs, 1 mth , 22 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 03/1965 at Cashmore's (Great Bridge)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1932
PDN   Old Oak Common 4w/e 16/11/1935
PDN   Old Oak Common on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
82A   Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 16/07/1955
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 04/10/1958
2A   Tyseley on 06/10/1963
2C   Stourbridge Junction w/e 30/11/1963
     Withdrawn w/e 21/11/1964

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 82A Bristol Bath Road 4w/e 16/07/1955
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 04/10/1958
ALLOC 91M To London Midland Region 4w/e 29/09/1963
ALLOC 2A Tyseley 5w/e 12/10/1963
ALLOC 2C Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 07/12/1963
WDN   w/e 21/11/1964

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/10/1948 Swindon Works New work October: Nos. 7438 DG (4/10), 7439 LLY (12/10); 4165 TYS (7/10), 4166 (15/10), 4167 (22/10), whilst under construction were:-Nos. *4168/69, 6760-69 (6760/61 were almost complete on 27/10). These will be followed by Nos. 6991-99 and 7900 under Lot 368. *It is understood that Nos. 4170-79 will not be built at present. Locomotives entering Works October: These included Nos. 259 (condemned)-this is the last Barry Rly. Class 'B' to retain the original boiler, 783 (condemned), 1023/26, 1362, 1745 (condemned), 2166-this is the last of .the class to retain a boiler with a round-topped firebox. The boiler also carries a rather unusual type of safety valve, upon which are mounted the whistles, 2243/52, 2709 (condemned), 2804/48/65, 2928 (condemned), 2989 (condemned), 3005/13/39/46 (all condemned), 3104/87, 3335 (condemned), 3341, 3376 (condemned), 3445 (condemned), 3811/33, 4048, 4118, 4290, 4502/29/83, 4918/32/66/93/96, 5007/38/40/69/81/83/85/91, 5111, 5214/33, 5320/40 (both condemned), 5364/84, 5530/63, 5965/74/92, 6004/09/27, 6116/37/44, 6319/30/53/55/76, 6436, 6817, 6908/22/77, 7000/17, 7215/34, 7300, 9300, 9711/45. Nos. 4160-65 came out in standard G.W. green (unlined) and lettered 'British Railways'; 4166/67 black (fully lined), but not lettered; 7430-38 standard G.W. green (unlined), but not lettered, while No. 7439 came out black, being neither lined nor lettered. The following have been repainted black, fully lined, but not lettered: Nos. 4166/67, 4975, 5955, 6908/16 while Nos. 3826/61, 4128, 4280, 4532, 5183, 5207, 6393 an 7439 are also black, but are neither lined nor lettered.
Locomotives fitted with smokebox numberplates during October included:-Nos. 1991, 2144, 2838, 3826/61/64, 4088, 4128/66/67, 4280, 4532, 4639, 4975, 5015, 5183, 5207, 5375, 5951/55, 6340/71/93, 6406, 6908/16, 7439, 7730, 7818, 9730. 'Austerity' 2-8-0's Nos. 77026, 77200 an 79239 have been noted ex repair, by Armstrong Whitworth's; they were painted black and had large Gill Sans numerals. After acting as Works' pilots, Nos. 1730 an 2755 have now been finally withdrawn.
SLS/194812
28/01/1962 Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works 1017(89A), 1639, 1650, 3200, 3622, 3631, 3831, 4154, 4270(88A), 4555(83A), 4645, 4663, 4946(89A), 5254(87B), 5658, 5957(81F), 6125, 6137, 6326, 6976/9, 7248, 7329, 7439, 8753(81C), 9612/23/46, 82041, 92227(88A). Works Yard: 2287(89C), D3028, D3979. Waiting Works: 3708(86G), 4179(84A), 4608(81C), 6150(81F), 6972(82B), 6992(85A), 75024(84E). SLS/196203
04/03/1962 Wolverhampton Stafford Road Works (Erecting Shop) Erecting Shop: 1011 (82B), 2287 (89C), 3622, 3677 (82B), 3692 (87B), 3708 (86G), 3833 (86A), 4122 (87H), 4179, 4696, 5774, 5901/77, 6110, 6125 (87H), 6137/50, 6326 (88A), 6972 (82B), 6974/6/92, 7200 (87F), 7236, 7804 (87G), 9623 (82B), 9782, 75024, 92227 (88A). Works Yard: 1451 (83C), 2268 (82D), 2856, 4140, 4608, 7807 (89D), 9633 (83C), D3037, D3977. SLS/196204

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1932 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6137
Built at Swindon Works
   
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Old Oak Common (PDN)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Old Oak Common (PDN)    
16/07/1955 Allocation Reallocated to Bristol Bath Road (82A)    
04/10/1958 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
06/10/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (2A)    
30/11/1963 Allocation Reallocated to Stourbridge Junction (2C)    
21/11/1964 Withdrawn Condemned as 6137    
03/1965 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Great Bridge    

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