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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Great Western Railway	2493	m/e	08/1896
Great Western Railway (Prairie)	3915		06/1908

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

W. Dean

Class

Dean Goods

Company History

GWR

Rebuild History

Class	From
2301	08/1896
3901 (2-6-2T)	06/1908

Wheels

Builder

Order Number

Works Number

To Service

During 08/1896

Withdrawal

During 05/1932

Service Life

35 yrs, 8 mths , 30 dys

**Allocations**
Code	Subsequent Codes	Name		From Date
		(New)	m/e	08/1896
		Withdrawn	on	05/1932

**Modifications**
Date Modified	Modification
11/1902	B4 boiler fitted

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
08/1896	To Service	To service as Great Western Railway Number 2493 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1513
11/1902	Modification	Modification: B4 boiler fitted
06/1908	Renumbered	Renumbered to 3915
05/1932	Withdrawn	Condemned as 3915

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