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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
2720 |
m/e |
02/1897 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
W. Dean |
| Class |
655 |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Rebuild History |
|
| Wheels |
0-6-0ST |
| Builder |
Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road) |
| Order Number |
E3 |
| Works Number |
624 |
| To Service |
During 02/1897 |
| Withdrawal |
Sat 03/11/1945 |
| Service Life |
48 yrs, 9 mths , 3 dys |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
Reference |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
02/1897 |
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| |
|
Withdrawn |
on |
03/11/1945 |
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SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| WDN |
SLP |
|
m/e |
30/11/1945 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 10/1921 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
| 10/1921 |
Diagram B4_P boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 02/1897 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 2720
Built at Wolverhampton Works (Stafford Road), Works Number 624 |
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| 10/1921 |
Modification |
Diagram B4_P boiler fitted |
|
|
| 10/1921 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
|
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| 03/11/1945 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 2720 |
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