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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
453 |
m/e |
09/1868 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
J. Armstrong |
| Class |
Standard Goods |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Wheels |
0-6-0 |
| Builder |
Swindon Works |
| Order Number |
15 |
| Works Number |
143 |
| Fittings (as built) |
| Boiler | Diagram S3 (Round top firebox) | | Train Brakes | Vacuum |
|
| To Service |
During 09/1868 |
| Withdrawal |
During 04/1919 |
| Service Life |
50 yrs , 7 mths |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
09/1868 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
04/1919 |
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 01/1884 |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox) |
| 02/1894 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
| 03/1904 |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox) |
| 01/1906 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
| 09/1908 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 09/1868 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 453
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 143 |
|
|
| 01/1884 |
Modification |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 02/1894 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 03/1904 |
Modification |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 01/1906 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 09/1908 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 04/1919 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 453 |
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