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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
1547 |
m/e |
05/1880 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Class |
645 |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Wheels |
0-6-0PT |
| Builder |
Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road) |
| Order Number |
E2 |
| Works Number |
383 |
| Fittings (as built) |
| Boiler | Diagram W3 (Round firebox) | | Train Brakes | Vacuum |
|
| To Service |
During 05/1880 |
| Withdrawal |
Sat 17/11/1934 |
| Service Life |
54 yrs, 6 mths , 18 dys |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
05/1880 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
on |
17/11/1934 |
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 02/1901 |
Diagram R2 boiler fitted |
| 12/1920 |
Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
| 12/1920 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
| 07/1925 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
| 07/1925 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 05/1880 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1547
Built at Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road), Works Number 383 |
|
|
| 02/1901 |
Modification |
Diagram R2 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 12/1920 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 12/1920 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
|
|
| 07/1925 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 07/1925 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
|
|
| 17/11/1934 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1547 |
|
|
| 15/12/1934 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon |
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