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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
1159 |
m/e |
01/1876 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
J. Armstrong |
| Class |
517 |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Wheels |
0-4-2T |
| Builder |
Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road) |
| Order Number |
W |
| Works Number |
282 |
| To Service |
During 01/1876 |
| Withdrawal |
Fri 22/08/1947 |
| Service Life |
71 yrs, 7 mths , 22 dys |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
01/1876 |
| OXF |
|
Oxford |
4w/e |
16/11/1935 |
| OXF |
|
Oxford |
on |
15/06/1947 (Snapshot) |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
22/08/1947 |
SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| WDN |
OXF |
Oxford |
m/e |
31/08/1947 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 03/1896 |
15' 6" wheelbase |
| 03/1896 |
Diagram R4 boiler fitted |
| 09/1925 |
Diagram BR4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 01/1876 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1159
Built at Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road), Works Number 282
Diagram R3 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 03/1896 |
Modification |
Diagram R4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 03/1896 |
Modification |
Modification: 15' 6" wheelbase |
|
|
| 09/1925 |
Modification |
Diagram BR4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 16/11/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Oxford (OXF) |
|
|
| 15/06/1947 |
Allocation |
Allocation Snapshot - Oxford (OXF) |
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|
| 22/08/1947 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1159 |
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