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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway (Orig) |
3398 |
m/e |
08/1901 |
Great Western Railway (1912) |
4144 |
m/e |
12/1912 |
Names Carried
Date From |
Name |
08/1901 |
COLOMBO |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
W. Dean |
Class |
Atbara |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
4-4-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
126 |
Works Number |
1851 |
To Service |
During 08/1901 |
Withdrawal |
During 11/1927 |
Service Life |
26 yrs , 3 mths |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
08/1901 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
11/1927 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
11/1906 |
Diagram D3 boiler fitted |
05/1910 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
08/1914 |
Diagram D2 boiler fitted |
05/1916 |
Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
07/1918 |
Diagram D3 boiler fitted |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
08/1901 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 3398, name: COLOMBO Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1851 Diagram D0 boiler fitted |
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11/1906 |
Modification |
Diagram D3 boiler fitted |
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05/1910 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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12/1912 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 4144 |
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08/1914 |
Modification |
Diagram D2 boiler fitted |
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05/1916 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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07/1918 |
Modification |
Diagram D3 boiler fitted |
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11/1927 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 4144 |
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