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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 681 m/e 03/1872

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 356
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 03/1872
Withdrawal During 10/1914
Service Life 42 yrs, 7 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1872
     Withdrawn m/e 10/1914

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1888 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
07/1902 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
11/1904 Diagram B2 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
06/1907 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1872 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 681
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 356
   
06/1888 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
07/1902 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
11/1904 Modification Diagram B2 boiler fitted    
06/1907 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
10/1914 Withdrawn Condemned as 681    

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