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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3278 m/e 01/1897
Great Western Railway (1912) 3271 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1897 Eddystone

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Duke
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 105
Works Number 1537
To Service During 01/1897
Withdrawal During 06/1936
Service Life 39 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1897
MCH   Machynlleth 4w/e 07/03/1936
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1936

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1904 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
08/1910 Diagram BR0 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
04/1912 Diagram BR4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1915 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
05/1922 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1897 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3278, name: Eddystone
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1537
Diagram S4 boiler fitted
   
01/1904 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
08/1910 Modification Diagram BR0 boiler fitted    
04/1912 Modification Diagram BR4 boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3271    
10/1915 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
05/1922 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Machynlleth (MCH)    
06/1936 Withdrawn Condemned as 3271    

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