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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2618 m/e 08/1903

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 123
Works Number 1803
To Service During 08/1903
Withdrawal Sat 31/12/1938
Service Life 35 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 27/05/1939 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1903
     Withdrawn on 31/12/1938

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1910 Superheated boiler fitted
08/1925 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1903 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2618
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1803
   
08/1910 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
08/1925 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
31/12/1938 Withdrawn Condemned as 2618    
27/05/1939 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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