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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 500 m/e 04/1870

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 21
Works Number 224
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 04/1870
Withdrawal During 12/1921
Service Life 51 yrs, 7 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1870
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1921

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1884 Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox)
10/1899 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
03/1909 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
04/1912 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1870 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 500
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 224
   
10/1884 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
10/1899 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
03/1909 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
04/1912 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
12/1921 Withdrawn Condemned as 500    

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