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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 (Orig) |
3406 |
m/e |
09/1901 |
Great Western Railway (1912) |
3706 |
m/e |
12/1912 |
Names Carried
Date From |
Name |
09/1901 |
MELBOURNE |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
G. Churchward |
Class |
City |
Company History |
GWR |
Rebuild History |
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Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
126 |
Works Number |
1859 |
To Service |
During 09/1901 |
Withdrawal |
During 06/1929 |
Service Life |
27 yrs , 9 mths |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
09/1901 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
06/1929 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
03/1906 |
Diagram D2 boiler fitted |
01/1908 |
Diagram D3 boiler fitted |
02/1911 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
11/1915 |
Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
09/1901 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 3406, name: MELBOURNE Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1859 Diagram D0 boiler fitted |
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03/1906 |
Modification |
Diagram D2 boiler fitted |
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01/1908 |
Modification |
Diagram D3 boiler fitted |
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02/1911 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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12/1912 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 3706 |
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11/1915 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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06/1929 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 3706 |
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