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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3740 m/e 12/1909
Great Western Railway (1912) 3450 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
12/1909 Peacock

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Bird
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 177
Works Number 2359
To Service During 12/1909
Withdrawal Wed 21/12/1949
Service Life 40 yrs , 21 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1909
STB   Stourbridge Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 21/12/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC STB Stourbridge Junction 4w/e 19/04/1947
WDN CNYD Croes Newydd m/e 31/12/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1912 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1914 Diagram D2 boiler fitted
01/1916 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
04/1924 Diagram D3 boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
21/10/1948 Swindon Stock Shed (Newburn Wagon Repair) On 21/10 the Stock Shed contained the following:-Nos. 5, 3012/14/15/17/18/23/41, 3900/54/55, 4081, 4502, 4914, 4801/06/08/10/51/55/57, 6320 while those observed at the Newburn Wagon Repair Shed were Nos. 3022/24/36, 3377/83/93, 3406/07/44/47/49, 3450/51/54, 3901/03/52, 4803/05/07/09/11/53/54/56, 9024/83/84/89. Nos. 3904/50 an 4804 have been re-converted to coal-burning and re-numbered *4972, 5955 and 2839 respectively. *Still retains electric lighting equipment. SLS/194812

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1909 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3740, name: Peacock
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2359
Diagram D3 boiler fitted
   
01/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3450    
03/1914 Modification Diagram D2 boiler fitted    
01/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
04/1924 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
21/12/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 3450    

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