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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3373 m/e 04/1900
Great Western Railway (1912) 4120 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1900 ATBARA
29/10/1900 MAINE (removed 05/11/1900)
02/02/1901 ROYAL SOVEREIGN

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Atbara
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 125
Works Number 1826
To Service During 04/1900
Withdrawal During 09/1929
Service Life 29 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1900
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1929

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1904 Diagram D2 boiler fitted
10/1910 Diagram D3 boiler fitted
09/1913 Superheated boiler fitted
11/1925 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1900 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3373, name: ATBARA
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1826
Diagram D0 boiler fitted
   
29/10/1900 Naming Renamed 'MAINE'    
02/02/1901 Naming Renamed 'ROYAL SOVEREIGN'    
02/02/1901 Naming Renamed 'ROYAL SOVEREIGN'    
06/1904 Modification Diagram D2 boiler fitted    
10/1910 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 4120    
09/1913 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
11/1925 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
09/1929 Withdrawn Condemned as 4120    

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