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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Great Western Railway	1686	m/e	12/1886

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

W. Dean

Class

1661

Company History

GWR

Rebuild History

Class	From
1661 Saddle tank	12/1886
1661 Pannier tank (0-6-0PT)	08/1912

Wheels

0-6-0ST

Builder

Swindon Works

Order Number

Works Number

1079

To Service

During 12/1886

Withdrawal

During 01/1930

Service Life

43 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy

**Allocations**
Code	Subsequent Codes	Name		From Date
		(New)	m/e	12/1886
		Withdrawn	m/e	01/1930

**Modifications**
Date Modified	Modification
09/1905	Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
07/1912	Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
12/1886	To Service	To service as Great Western Railway Number 1686 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1079
09/1905	Modification	Diagram S4 boiler fitted
07/1912	Modification	Diagram B4 boiler fitted
01/1930	Withdrawn	Condemned as 1686

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