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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2578   01/1899

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Dean Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 111
Works Number 1659
To Service During 01/1899
Withdrawal Mon 07/09/1953
Service Life 54 yrs, 8 mths , 7 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1899
SPM   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 26/01/1946
SPM   St Philips Marsh on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
WES   Westbury 4w/e 29/01/1949
SPM   St Philips Marsh 4w/e 18/06/1949
     Withdrawn on 07/09/1953

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC SPM St Philips Marsh m/e 28/02/1946
ALLOC WES Westbury 4w/e 29/01/1949
ALLOC SPM St Philips Marsh 4w/e 18/06/1949
WDN   m/e 30/09/1953

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1908 B4 boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1899 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2578
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1659
   
07/1908 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
26/01/1946 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
29/01/1949 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (WES)    
18/06/1949 Allocation Reallocated to St Philips Marsh (SPM)    
07/09/1953 Withdrawn Condemned as 2578    

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