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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 6160 on 12/10/1935

Locomotive Specifics
Designer C. Collett
Class 61xx
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 291
To Service Fri 12/10/1935
Withdrawal Fri 31/12/1965
Service Life 30 yrs, 2 mths , 19 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 04/1966 at Cashmore's (Newport)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
213   Truro (New) on 12/10/1935
SLO   Slough 4w/e 14/12/1935
SLO   Slough on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
84E   Tyseley 4w/e 13/07/1957
81B   Slough 4w/e 07/09/1957
81C   Southall 7w/e 22/06/1964
85B   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 08/08/1965
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1965

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC 86C Cardiff Canton 4w/e 13/07/1957
ALLOC 81B Slough 4w/e 07/09/1957
ALLOC 81C Southall 2w/e 16/05/1964
TOSTORE   4w/e 11/07/1965
ALLOC 85B Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 08/08/1965
WDN   7w/e 16/01/1966

* 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
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
12/10/1935 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 6160
Built at Swindon Works
   
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Slough (SLO)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Slough (SLO)    
13/07/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Tyseley (84E)    
07/09/1957 Allocation Reallocated to Slough (81B)    
22/06/1964 Allocation Reallocated to Southall (81C)    
08/08/1965 Allocation Reallocated to Gloucester Horton Road (85B)    
31/12/1965 Withdrawn Condemned as 6160    
04/1966 Scrapped Broken up by Cashmore's: Newport    

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