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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 457 m/e 01/1869

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Metro
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-4-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
To Service During 01/1869
Withdrawal Sat 03/11/1934
Service Life 65 yrs, 10 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 17/11/1934 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1869
     Withdrawn on 03/11/1934

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1894 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1923 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1869 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 457
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/1894 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
10/1923 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
03/11/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 457    
17/11/1934 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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