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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 |
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) |
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To Service |
During 07/1878 |
Withdrawal |
Fri 07/12/1934 |
Service Life |
56 yrs, 5 mths , 7 dys |
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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Withdrawn |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) |
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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 |
|
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12/1902 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
|
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06/1908 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
|
|
08/1910 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
|
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10/1919 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
|
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07/12/1934 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1408 |
|
|
09/02/1935 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon |
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