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City class details, 3700 - 3719
3700 Durban. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3400 April 1907. Superheater fitted May 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Oxford. Last shed allocation Wolverhampton Stafford Road. Withdrawn November 1929.
3701 Gibraltar. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3401 February 1907. Superheater fitted June 1912. May 1922 and last shed allocation Wolverhampton Stafford Road. Withdrawn August 1928.
3702 Halifax. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3402 December 1908. Superheater fitted June 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Oxford. Last shed allocation Leamington. Withdrawn April 1929.
3703 Hobart. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3403 February 1909. Superheater fitted March 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Wolverhampton. Last shed allocation Banbury. Withdrawn August 1929.
3704 Lyttelton. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3404 October 1907. Name spelt as Lyttleton until June 1920. Superheater fitted July 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Banbury. Last shed allocation Chester. Withdrawn September 1928.
3705 Mauritius. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3405 September 1902. Superheater fitted June 1911. May 1922 and last shed allocation Oxford. Withdrawn September 1928.
3706 Melbourne. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3406 January 1908. Superheater fitted February 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Wolverhampton. Last shed allocation Banbury. Withdrawn June 1929.
3707 Malta. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3407 November 1908. Superheater fitted October 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Shrewsbury. Last shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Withdrawn April 1929.
3708 Killarney. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3408 May 1907. Named as Ophir until September 1907. Superheater fitted November 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Worcester. Last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn October 1929.
3709 Quebec. Rebuilt from 'Atbara' class engine number 3409 November 1907. Superheater fitted June 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Chester. Last shed allocation Oxford. Withdrawn September 1929.
3710 City of Bath. Built March 1903 as number 3433. Superheater fitted September 1911. Involved in an accident at Yeovil on the 8th of August 1913 when the locomotive ran into the back of a stationary excursion, killing three passengers. May 1922 shed allocation Barnstaple. Last shed allocation Wolverhampton Stafford Road. Withdrawn September 1928.
3711 City of Birmingham. Built May 1903 as number 3434. Superheater fitted November 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Chester. Last shed allocation Leamington. Withdrawn July 1930.
3712 City of Bristol. Built May 1903 as number 3435. Superheater fitted January 1912. May 1922 shed allocation Westbury. Last shed allocation Reading. Withdrawn May 1931.
3713 City of Chester. Built May 1903 as number 3436. Superheater fitted September 1910. May 1922 shed allocation Wolverhampton. Last shed allocation Chester. Withdrawn Dec 1929.
3714 City of Gloucester. Built May 1903 as number 3437. Superheater fitted February 1911. May 1922 and last shed allocation Oxford. Withdrawn November 1929.
3715 City of Hereford. Built May 1903 as number 3438. Superheater fitted June 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Reading. Last shed allocation Chester. Withdrawn October 1929.
3716 City of London. Built May 1903 as number 3439. Superheater fitted May 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Westbury. Last shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Withdrawn April 1929.
3717 City of Truro. Built May 1903 as number 3440. Claimed to have attained world record speed of 102.3 m.p.h. down Whiteball in 1904. Superheater fitted September 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Bristol Bath Road. Last shed allocation Shrewsbury. Withdrawn March 1931. C. B. Collett asked that City of Truro be preserved at the then new National Railway Museum at York. It was transferred there in late 1931 and remained as a static display until January 1957 when it was restored to full working order to haul special trains. A second retirement followed in 1961 when it was taken to the GWR Museum at Swindon where it was used again as a static display until July 1984, when it was transported to the Severn Valley Railway to be restored for the GW 150 celebrations in 1985. It is presently housed once again at the National Railway Museum and used on occasional main line outings.
3718 City of Winchester. Built May 1903 as number 3441. Superheater fitted June 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Reading. Last shed allocation Old Oak Common. Withdrawn October 1927.
3719 City of Exeter. Built May 1903 as number 3442. Superheater fitted October 1911. May 1922 shed allocation Chester. Last shed allocation Oxford. Withdrawn April 1929.
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