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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1685 m/e 12/1886
Pre Grouping (Sold) 32 m/e 02/1907
Great Western Railway (Amalg) 1685 m/e 09/1922

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 1661
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
1661 Saddle tank12/1886
1661 Pannier tank (0-6-0PT)09/1923
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 71
Works Number 1078
To Service During 12/1886
Withdrawal Sat 20/10/1934
Service Life 47 yrs, 10 mths , 20 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 12/01/1935 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1886
     Withdrawn on 20/10/1934

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1901 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
07/1923 Superheated boiler fitted
07/1923 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1886 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1685
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1078
   
07/1901 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
02/1907 Renumbered Renumbered to 32    
09/1922 Renumbered Renumbered to 1685    
07/1923 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
07/1923 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
20/10/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 1685    
12/01/1935 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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