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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3178 m/e 11/1907

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class 3150
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-2T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 172
Works Number 2287
To Service During 11/1907
Withdrawal Mon 15/01/1951
Service Life 43 yrs, 2 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1907
STJ   Severn Tunnel Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
LA   Laira 4w/e 25/12/1948
     Withdrawn on 15/01/1951

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC LA Laira 4w/e 25/12/1948
WDN 83D Laira on 15/01/1951

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

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1948 Caerphilly Works On 2/4 the following locomotives were noted in the Erecting Shop:-Nos. 64, 72, 270, 320/21, 390, 3103/89, 3712, 4134, 4256/63/93/98, 4404, 5114, 5223, 5635/58/68/80, 6661 an 8796, while outside were observed Nos. 190, 3178, 4238/52, 5219, 5549 an 5649. SLS/194805

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1907 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3178
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2287
   
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ)    
25/12/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Laira (LA)    
15/01/1951 Withdrawn Condemned as 3178    

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