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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway |
784 |
m/e |
08/1873 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Armstrong |
Class |
Standard Goods |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
31 |
Works Number |
440 |
Fittings (as built) |
Boiler | Diagram S3 (Round top firebox) | Train Brakes | Vacuum |
|
To Service |
During 08/1873 |
Withdrawal |
During 02/1917 |
Service Life |
43 yrs , 6 mths |
Information |
Lost in the English Channel in May 1917 en route to Salonika for the war effort |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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|
(New) |
m/e |
08/1873 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
02/1917 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
05/1891 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
10/1901 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
08/1873 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 784 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 440 |
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05/1891 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
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10/1901 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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02/1917 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 784 |
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