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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2756   08/1899

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 2721
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
272108/1899
2721 (0-6-0PT)10/1911
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 115
Works Number 1718
To Service During 08/1899
Withdrawal Tue 17/05/1949
Service Life 49 yrs, 9 mths , 16 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1899
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 17/05/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GLO Gloucester Horton Road m/e 31/05/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
04/1909 S2 boiler fitted
10/1911 B4 boiler fitted
10/1921 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/05/1949 Swindon Works New Work May: Nos. 7018 Drysllwyn Castle (originally intended to have been named Cranbrook Castle) LDR (24/5), 7019 Fowey Castle BRD (27/5), *7020 Gloucester Castle (31/5); *9682 (6/5). *Not allocated. Nos. 7018-20 are painted dark green and lined. Nos. 7021 Haverfordwest Castle and 7022 were nearly complete on 2/6; while on the same day No. 1500 had the motion, wheels, boiler and cab erected, No. 1501 cylinders, etc., erected, No. 1502 frames only and Nos. 7023/24 frames and cylinders only. Locomotives entering Works during May included: Nos. p23 (Petrol), 100A1, 1017, 1419/43, 2061 (closed cab), 2212/14/61/91, 2568, 2800/03/24/76/78/90, 3010/32, 3102/64/74, 3815/24/35, 4052/58/73/82, 4224, 4377, 4516/28/39, 4676, 4805/11/55/57 (for re-conversion to coal-burning), 4903/13/33/67/91/94, 5003/09/36/43/46/60/66/93/98, 5142, 5325/62, 5406, 5503/07/43/51, 5755/75/77, 5925/34/75/82, 6000/10/11/14, 6162/63 (both fitted with deconcentrating gear), 6346/57/62/73, 6710/16/24/31, 6823/40/61/68/73, 6931/36/43, 7222, 7321, 7704/90/94, 7806/07, 8701/41, 9613, 9700/10, 70836, 90357, 1299. Condemned: Nos. 277, 2756/89 (all acting as Works pilots), 30, 280 (still retains original boiler and has round topped tanks), 3400/43, 3577 (open cab), 5117. Nos. 6105/30 have had the footsteps set further inwards. No. E1299 failed here with a hot box on 11/5, after having worked the Grimsby fish train. Nos. 2863 (ex 4805) and 2853 (ex 4810) have been re-converted to coal-burning. Further locomotives painted black and fully lined include Nos. 1015, 4949/86 an 5973. Nos. 1015, 5074 and 6936 have received tenders with the new crest. Lining: Commencing with No. 5069 (ex Works 12/5), all locomotives painted dark green or black and fully lined are having the cylinders lined out with two red I' vertical bands at both ends. In addition No. 5069 also had the cleating bands lined, but subsequent locomotives (including No. 7018) have not had this done. SLS/194907

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1899 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2756
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1718
   
04/1909 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
10/1911 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
10/1921 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
17/05/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 2756    

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