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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2631 m/e 05/1901

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 131
Works Number 1918
To Service During 05/1901
Withdrawal Sat 27/09/1947
Service Life 46 yrs, 4 mths , 28 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 01/11/1947 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1901
WOS   Worcester on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 27/09/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN WOS Worcester m/e 30/09/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1910 Superheated boiler fitted
11/1917 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1901 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2631
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1918
   
09/1910 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
11/1917 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Worcester (WOS)    
27/09/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2631    
01/11/1947 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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