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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 690 m/e 05/1872

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 365
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 05/1872
Withdrawal During 03/1922
Service Life 49 yrs, 9 mths , 29 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 05/1872
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1922

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1888 Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox)
10/1905 Diagram R3a boiler fitted (Round firebox)
07/1911 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
05/1872 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 690
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 365
   
09/1888 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
10/1905 Modification Diagram R3a boiler fitted    
07/1911 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
03/1922 Withdrawn Condemned as 690    

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