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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 |
491 |
m/e |
03/1870 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Armstrong |
Class |
Standard Goods |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
21 |
Works Number |
215 |
Fittings (as built) |
Boiler | Diagram S3 (Round top firebox) | Train Brakes | Vacuum |
|
To Service |
During 03/1870 |
Withdrawal |
During 06/1921 |
Service Life |
51 yrs, 3 mths , 2 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
03/1870 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
06/1921 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
11/1884 |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox) |
09/1904 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
03/1870 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 491 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 215 |
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11/1884 |
Modification |
Diagram W3 boiler fitted |
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09/1904 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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06/1921 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 491 |
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