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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 878 m/e 01/1874

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 35
Works Number 487
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1874
Withdrawal During 12/1921
Service Life 47 yrs, 10 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1874
     Withdrawn m/e 12/1921

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1891 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
12/1912 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1874 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 878
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 487
   
01/1891 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
12/1912 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
12/1921 Withdrawn Condemned as 878    

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