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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2551   11/1897

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Dean Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 111
Works Number 1632
To Service During 11/1897
Withdrawal Tue 22/09/1953
Service Life 55 yrs, 10 mths , 22 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1897
WOS   Worcester on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 22/09/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN   m/e 30/09/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1917 S2 boiler fitted
07/1921 B4 boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during September included: Nos. 1005, 1925, 1935, 2112, 2148, 2195, 2444, 2551, 2612, 3005, 3017, 3022, 3023, 5318, 5319, 5335, 5398, W.D. 77368, 78543 an 79274. Works' pilots recently have been: Nos. 200, 2723, 2731, 2733 an 2768. No. 5049 CDF (ex Works 23/9) has been fitted with an experimental Swindon design mechanical lubricator (similar to that fitted to No. 4905) and also a 4-row superheater. The present batch of new 'Hall' Class locos. which are of the modified or '6959' Class are being fitted with straight sided tenders; No. 6974 and onwards are being lined out. SLS/194711

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1897 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2551
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1632
   
05/1917 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
07/1921 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Worcester (WOS)    
22/09/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 2551    

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