Editing GWR 3700 Class (section)

==Withdrawal==
Withdrawal of the class began in 1927 with 3718 City of Winchester which was withdrawn in October 1927, the engines working life being only just over 24 years. Regular withdrawal of the class began in August of the following year and by July 1930 only two engines were left in service on the GWR, these being 3712 City of Bristol and 3717 City of Truro. 3717 was the first of the final two engines to be withdrawn as it was withdrawn in March 1931 & 3712 followed two months later in May of the same year.

Only one member of the class has survived into preservation, this being 3440/3717 City of Truro.

{|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
|+ Table of withdrawals
! Year !! Quantity in<br/>service at<br/>start of year !! Number withdrawn !! Quantity<br/>withdrawn !! Locomotive numbers
|-
| 1927 || 20 ||  1  ||  1 || align=left | 3718
|-
| 1928 || 19 ||  4  ||  5  || align=left | 3701/04/05/10
|-
| 1929 || 15 ||  12  ||  17  || align=left | 3700/02–03/06–09/13–16/19
|-
| 1930 || 3 ||  1  ||  18  || align=left | 3711
|-
| 1931 || 2 ||  2  ||  20  || align=left | 3712/17
|-
|}