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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1408 m/e 07/1878

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 07/1878
Withdrawal Fri 07/12/1934
Service Life 56 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 09/02/1935 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1878
     Withdrawn on 07/12/1934

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1891 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
12/1902 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
06/1908 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
08/1910 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1919 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1878 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1408
Built at Swindon Works
   
12/1891 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
12/1902 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
06/1908 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
08/1910 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
10/1919 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
07/12/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 1408    
09/02/1935 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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