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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway (Orig) |
3284 |
m/e |
02/1897 |
Great Western Railway (1912) |
3274 |
m/e |
12/1912 |
Names Carried
Date From |
Name |
02/1897 |
Newquay |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
W. Dean |
Class |
Duke |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
105 |
Works Number |
1543 |
To Service |
During 02/1897 |
Withdrawal |
During 11/1936 |
Service Life |
39 yrs , 9 mths |
Information |
Denamed: Operating dept requested name removed to avoid confusing passengers believing the name to be the destination |
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Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
12/1911 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
12/1911 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
02/1915 |
Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
02/1897 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 3284, name: Newquay Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1543 Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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12/1911 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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12/1911 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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12/1912 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 3274 |
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02/1915 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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16/11/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Tyseley (TYS) |
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14/12/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Stratford-on-Avon (GWR) (Tys) |
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11/1936 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 3274 |
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