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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2903 m/e 05/1906

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1907 LADY OF LYONS

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Saint
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 164
Works Number 2201
To Service During 05/1906
Withdrawal Fri 04/11/1949 off Tyseley (TYS)
Service Life 43 yrs, 6 mths , 5 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1906
CHR   Chester West 4w/e 08/02/1936
TYS   Tyseley on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 04/11/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN TYS Tyseley m/e 30/11/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1909 D2 boiler fitted
09/1909 D4 boiler fitted
08/1910 Superheated boiler fitted
07/1920 D2 boiler fitted
07/1922 D4 boiler fitted
11/1930 Outside Steam Pipes fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
29/02/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during February included:- Nos. 1013-15 1943, 1995, 2903, 2933, 2945, 2955, 3004, 3816, 3863, 4020, 4043, 4079, 4098, 4904, 4939, 4944, 4956, 5018, 5035, 5053, 5062, 5090, 5324, 5337, 5381, 5927, 5953, 5982, 6015, 6020, 6025, 6366, 6866, 6934, 6956, 7002, 7212, 7214, 7300, W.D. 77027, 77184, 79279, 79301 an 79309. Further locomotives ex works with prefix W and plain tanks or tenders included Nos. 823, 1433, 1441, 2288, 2951, while No. 6000 has the prefix and 'British Railways' on the tender SLS/194804

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1906 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2903
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2201
   
04/1907 Naming Named 'LADY OF LYONS'    
03/1909 Modification Modification: D2 boiler fitted    
09/1909 Modification Modification: D4 boiler fitted    
08/1910 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
07/1920 Modification Modification: D2 boiler fitted    
07/1922 Modification Modification: D4 boiler fitted    
11/1930 Modification Modification: Outside Steam Pipes fitted    
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Chester West (CHR)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Tyseley (TYS)    
04/11/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 2903 from Tyseley (TYS)    

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