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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 3214 m/e 07/1889

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Barnum
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 75
Works Number 1145
To Service During 07/1889
Withdrawal During 04/1931
Service Life 41 yrs, 9 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1889
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1931

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
07/1900 Diagram BR0 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
11/1903 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
08/1909 Diagram BR0 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
08/1911 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
10/12/1947 Swindon Works New construction 10/12: Nos. 3213 GLO and 3214 WOS were in the yard, awaiting tenders. No. 3215 SPM was complete in 'A' Shop, No. 3216 was ready for painting, while No. 3217 was having the boiler mounted. Nos. 3218/9 frames and cylinders, No. 6981 frames set up, but cylinders not attached. Also in 'A' Shop were four sections of diesel units, three being under tarpaulin cover. The fourth bore a plate 'English Electric.' Items of interest included No. 898, which was being cut-up in 'A' Shop; No. 7304 has been fitted with new cylinders and outside steampipes; one of the two Welshpool and Llanfair N.G. locos. was stripped right down in 'A' Shop, but no means of identification were apparent. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1889 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3214
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1145
Diagram S2 boiler fitted
   
07/1900 Modification Diagram BR0 boiler fitted    
11/1903 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
08/1909 Modification Diagram BR0 boiler fitted    
08/1911 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
04/1931 Withdrawn Condemned as 3214    

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