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**Numbers Carried**
Company	Number		Date From
Great Western Railway	1797	m/e	06/1895

Locomotive Specifics

Designer

W. Dean

Class

1854

Company History

GWR

Rebuild History

Class	From
1854 Saddle tank	06/1895
1854 Pannier tank (0-6-0PT)	12/1922

Wheels

0-6-0PT

Order Number

Works Number

1442

To Service

During 06/1895

Withdrawal

Wed 31/07/1946

Service Life

51 yrs , 2 mths

**Allocations**
Code	Subsequent Codes	Name		From Date
		(New)	m/e	06/1895
		Withdrawn	on	31/07/1946

**Modifications**
Date Modified	Modification
11/1911	Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1916	Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
11/1922	Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
12/1927	Superheated boiler fitted

**Summary**
Date	Event	Details
06/1895	To Service	To service as Great Western Railway Number 1797
11/1911	Modification	Diagram S2 boiler fitted
10/1916	Modification	Diagram S4 boiler fitted
11/1922	Modification	Diagram B4 boiler fitted
12/1927	Modification	Modification: Superheated boiler fitted
31/07/1946	Withdrawn	Condemned as 1797

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