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Numbers Carried
Company Number 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

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1870
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1921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)


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
   
11/1884 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
09/1904 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
06/1921 Withdrawn Condemned as 491    

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