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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 |
968 |
m/e |
08/1874 |
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) |
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To Service |
During 08/1874 |
Withdrawal |
During 10/1906 |
Service Life |
32 yrs, 1 mth , 30 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
08/1874 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
10/1906 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
11/1888 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
03/1905 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
08/1874 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 968 Built at Swindon Works |
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11/1888 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
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03/1905 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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10/1906 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 968 |
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