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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3420 m/e 02/1903
Great Western Railway (1912) 3368 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
02/1903 ERNEST PALMER (removed 02/1916)
02/1916 SIR ERNEST PALMER

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Bulldog
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 137
Works Number 1977
To Service During 02/1903
Withdrawal During 03/1935
Service Life 32 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1903
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1935

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1910 Diagram D3 boiler fitted
08/1914 Superheated boiler fitted
12/1921 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1903 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3420, name: ERNEST PALMER
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1977
Diagram D0 boiler fitted
   
05/1910 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3368    
08/1914 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
02/1916 Naming Renamed 'SIR ERNEST PALMER'    
12/1921 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
03/1935 Withdrawn Condemned as 3368    

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