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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1838 m/e 04/1883

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 1813
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
1813 Side tank04/1883
1813 Saddle tank (0-6-0ST)10/1906
1813 Pannier tank (0-6-0PT)10/1923
Wheels 0-6-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 60
Works Number 930
To Service During 04/1883
Withdrawal Wed 28/05/1947
Service Life 64 yrs, 1 mth , 27 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1883
     Withdrawn on 28/05/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN MTHR Merthyr Tydfil m/e 31/05/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1902 S2 boiler fitted
12/1902 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1906 S4 boiler fitted
10/1906 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1923 B4 boiler fitted
10/1923 Superheated boiler fitted
10/1923 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1883 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1838
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 930
   
12/1902 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
12/1902 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
10/1906 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
10/1906 Modification Modification: S4 boiler fitted    
10/1923 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
10/1923 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
10/1923 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
28/05/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 1838    

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