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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2780   10/1900

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 2721
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
272110/1900
2721 (0-6-0PT)03/1915
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 122
Works Number 1795
To Service During 10/1900
Withdrawal Mon 10/07/1950
Service Life 49 yrs, 9 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1900
YEO   Yeovil Pen Mill 4w/e 16/11/1935
WES   Westbury 4w/e 14/12/1935
SBZ   St Blazey on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 10/07/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN SBZ St Blazey m/e 31/07/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1915 B4 boiler fitted
03/1915 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during May included: 111, 1336, 1716, 1796, 2046, 2061, 2266, 2458, 2651, 2777, 2780, 2827, 2834, 2870, 2924, 2987, 3032, 3044, 3046, 3341, 3364, 3382, 3625, 3711, 3837, 3855, 4079, 4083, 4086, 4297, 4706, 4901, 4921, 4943, 4974, 4976, 4994, 4996, 5005, 5007,, 5029, 5044, 5050, 5092, 5322, 5326, 5392, 5937, 5963, 6117, 6342, 6383, 6906, 6929, 6955, 6964, 6969, 7210 and 9755. SLS/194708

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1900 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2780
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1795
   
03/1915 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
03/1915 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
16/11/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Yeovil Pen Mill (YEO)    
14/12/1935 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (WES)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Blazey (SBZ)    
10/07/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 2780    

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