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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 696 m/e 06/1872

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 371
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 06/1872
Withdrawal During 06/1922
Service Life 50 yrs

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1872
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1922

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
05/1892 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
06/1904 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
04/1908 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
07/1913 Diagram B2 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
12/1917 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1872 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 696
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 371
   
05/1892 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
06/1904 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
04/1908 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
07/1913 Modification Diagram B2 boiler fitted    
12/1917 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
06/1922 Withdrawn Condemned as 696    

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