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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1490 m/e 10/1898

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 1490
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 114
Works Number 1702
To Service During 10/1898
Withdrawal During 11/1907 (Disposed of to Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co.)
Withdrawal Notes Disposed of to Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron & Coal Co.
Service Life 9 yrs, 1 mth , 1 dy
Total Mileage 190,910

Disposal
Scrapping During y/e 1929

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1898
132   Swindon on 10/10/1902
45   Cheltenham Malvern Road 4w/e 15/11/1902
85   Gloucester Horton Road 4w/e 13/12/1902
sdn   Chippenham on 07/08/1903
132   Swindon 4w/e 05/03/1904
sdn   Chippenham 4w/e 08/12/1906
     Withdrawn m/e 11/1907


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Swindon Works 07/09/1899 05/10/1899 30 days Light Repair    
Swindon Works 27/06/1900 20/12/1900 176 days General   18855
Swindon Works 21/10/1901 07/10/1902 354 days Unknown Regime   34167
Swindon Works 26/10/1904 03/02/1905 100 days General   81052

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1898 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1490
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1702		    
05/10/1899 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Light Repair) - Dep: 05/10/1899.
Stopped on 07/09/1899 		   
20/12/1900 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Dep: 20/12/1900.
Stopped on 27/06/1900 		   
07/10/1902 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (Unknown Regime) - Dep: 07/10/1902.
Stopped on 21/10/1901 		   
10/10/1902 Allocation      
15/11/1902 Allocation      
13/12/1902 Allocation      
07/08/1903 Allocation      
05/03/1904 Allocation      
03/02/1905 Works Visit Works Visit - Swindon Works (General) - Dep: 03/02/1905.
Stopped on 26/10/1904 		   
08/12/1906 Allocation      
11/1907 Withdrawn Condemned as 1490    
1929 Scrapped Scrapped