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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2740   09/1898

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 2721
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
272109/1898
2721 (0-6-0PT)10/1920
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 112
Works Number 1681
To Service During 09/1898
Withdrawal Sat 03/11/1945
Service Life 47 yrs, 2 mths , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1898
     Withdrawn on 03/11/1945

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN TR Truro m/e 30/11/1945

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
11/1907 B4 boiler fitted
05/1912 B2 boiler fitted
06/1920 B4 boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
02/04/1947 Swindon Works Scrapyard On 2/4 the following were in the concentration yard awaiting scrapping: 1161, 1719, 1737, 1748, 1751, 1761, 1786, 1788, 1875, 1898, 2041, 2315, 2381, 2395, 2406, 2700, 2701, 2705, 2710, 2732; 2740, 2741, 2742, 2753, 2759, 2765, 3568, 3573, 3581; whilst the following were being cut-up: 1442, 1585, 1624, 1831, 2711, 3152 an 3166. SLS/194706

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1898 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2740
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1681
   
11/1907 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
05/1912 Modification Modification: B2 boiler fitted    
06/1920 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
03/11/1945 Withdrawn Condemned as 2740    

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