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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3705 m/e 05/1906
Great Western Railway (1912) 3415 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
07/1914 George A. Wills

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Bulldog
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 162
Works Number 2173
To Service During 05/1906
Withdrawal During 02/1937
Service Life 30 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1906
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1937

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1909 Diagram D2 boiler fitted
04/1912 Superheated boiler fitted
04/1912 Diagram D3 boiler fitted
05/1916 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
05/1922 Diagram D2 boiler fitted
03/1929 Diagram D3 boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1906 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3705
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2173
Diagram D3 boiler fitted
   
05/1909 Modification Diagram D2 boiler fitted    
04/1912 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
04/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3415    
07/1914 Naming Named 'George A. Wills'    
05/1916 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
05/1922 Modification Diagram D2 boiler fitted    
03/1929 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
02/1937 Withdrawn Condemned as 3415    

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