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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 709 m/e 09/1872

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 384
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 09/1872
Withdrawal During 12/1928
Service Life 56 yrs, 2 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1872
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1928

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1886 Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox)
11/1899 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
11/1904 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
04/1907 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
08/1909 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1872 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 709
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 384
   
06/1886 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
11/1899 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
11/1904 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
04/1907 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
08/1909 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
12/1928 Withdrawn Condemned as 709    

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