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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway (Orig) |
3256 |
m/e |
08/1895 |
Great Western Railway (1912) |
3255 |
m/e |
12/1912 |
Names Carried
Date From |
Name |
08/1895 |
Excalibur |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
W. Dean |
Class |
Duke |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
101 |
Works Number |
1495 |
To Service |
During 08/1895 |
Withdrawal |
During 06/1936 |
Service Life |
40 yrs , 10 mths |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
08/1895 |
MCH |
|
Machynlleth |
4w/e |
11/01/1936 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
06/1936 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
08/1911 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
08/1911 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
03/1925 |
Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
08/1895 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 3256, name: Excalibur Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1495 Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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08/1911 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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08/1911 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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12/1912 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 3255 |
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03/1925 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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11/01/1936 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Machynlleth (MCH) |
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06/1936 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 3255 |
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