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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3259 m/e 09/1895
Great Western Railway (1912) 3258 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1895 Lizard (removed 01/1904)
01/1904 The Lizard

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Duke
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 101
Works Number 1498
To Service During 09/1895
Withdrawal During 02/1938
Service Life 42 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1895
WLN   Wellington 4w/e 14/12/1935
SRD   Stafford Road 4w/e 07/03/1936
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1938

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1912 Superheated boiler fitted
02/1912 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1916 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1895 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3259, name: Lizard
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1498
Diagram S4 boiler fitted
   
01/1904 Naming Renamed 'The Lizard'    
02/1912 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
02/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3258    
10/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Wellington (WLN)    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Stafford Road (SRD)    
02/1938 Withdrawn Condemned as 3258    

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