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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
597 |
m/e |
03/1871 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
J. Armstrong |
| Class |
Standard Goods |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Wheels |
0-6-0 |
| Builder |
Swindon Works |
| Order Number |
23 |
| Works Number |
275 |
| Fittings (as built) |
| Boiler | Diagram S3 (Round top firebox) | | Train Brakes | Vacuum |
|
| To Service |
During 03/1871 |
| Withdrawal |
During 03/1922 |
| Service Life |
50 yrs, 11 mths , 30 dys |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
03/1871 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
03/1922 |
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 10/1883 |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox) |
| 06/1894 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
| 06/1915 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 03/1871 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 597
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 275 |
|
|
| 10/1883 |
Modification |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 06/1894 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 06/1915 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 03/1922 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 597 |
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