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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 698 m/e 06/1872

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 373
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1872
Withdrawal During 08/1912
Service Life 40 yrs , 2 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1872
     Withdrawn m/e 08/1912

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1893 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
01/1903 Diagram B2 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1906 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1872 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 698
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 373
   
05/1893 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
01/1903 Modification Diagram B2 boiler fitted    
10/1906 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
08/1912 Withdrawn Condemned as 698    

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