GWR 5700 Class
Withdrawal and mileages
After the 1955 Modernisation Plan, the reduction in branch line work and the introduction of diesel shunters, the Western Region embarked on dieselisation programme which, along with a reduction in branch line work, reduced the demand for the services of the 5700s.

GWR 5700 Class

Section Title: Withdrawal and mileages
Table Section Text: After the 1955 Modernisation Plan, the reduction in branch line work and the introduction of diesel shunters, the Western Region embarked on dieselisation programme which, along with a reduction in branch line work, reduced the demand for the services of the 5700s.

Number	Built	Withdrawn	Mileage

3650	Dec 1939	Sep 1963	493,100 mi (793,600 km)

3738	Sep 1937	Jul 1963	~500,000 mi (800,000 km)

4612	Feb 1942	Jul 1965	427,707 mi (688,328 km)

5764	Jun 1929	(Dec 1963)	668,771 mi (1,076,283 km)

7714	Apr 1930	Jan 1959	520,259 mi (837,276 km)

9629	Dec 1945	(Sep 1961)	385,188 mi (619,900 km)

9682	May 1949	Aug 1965	over 250,000 mi (400,000 km)

Sentence(s)

GWR 5700 Class has No. 9629.

final_sentence: GWR 5700 Class has No. 9629.