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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2627 m/e 04/1901

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 131
Works Number 1914
To Service During 04/1901
Withdrawal Fri 21/09/1934 (Condemned vice 2-8-0T/2-8-2T conversion number 5288/7213)
Withdrawal Notes Condemned vice 2-8-0T/2-8-2T conversion number 5288/7213
Service Life 33 yrs, 5 mths , 21 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 17/11/1934 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1901
     Withdrawn on 21/09/1934

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1909 Superheated boiler fitted
01/1917 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1901 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2627
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1914
   
08/1909 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
01/1917 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
21/09/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 2627    
17/11/1934 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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