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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3261 m/e 09/1895
Great Western Railway (1912) 3260 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1895 Mount Edgcumbe

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Duke
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 101
Works Number 1500
To Service During 09/1895
Withdrawal During 04/1938
Service Life 42 yrs , 7 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1895
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1938

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1911 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
02/1923 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
06/1925 Superheated boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1895 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3261, name: Mount Edgcumbe
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1500
Diagram S4 boiler fitted
   
01/1911 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3260    
02/1923 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
06/1925 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
04/1938 Withdrawn Condemned as 3260    

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