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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 468 m/e 04/1869

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Metro
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-4-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
To Service During 04/1869
Withdrawal During 02/1932
Service Life 62 yrs , 10 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1869
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1932

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1887 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
08/1905 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
04/1918 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1869 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 468
Built at Swindon Works
   
08/1887 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
08/1905 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
04/1918 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
02/1932 Withdrawn Condemned as 468    

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