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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2620   08/1903

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 123
Works Number 1805
To Service During 08/1903
Withdrawal Mon 29/08/1949
Service Life 46 yrs , 29 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 05/11/1949 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 08/1903
STB   Stourbridge Junction on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 29/08/1949

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN STB Stourbridge Junction m/e 31/08/1949

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1909 Superheated boiler fitted
04/1915 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
08/1903 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2620
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1805
   
12/1909 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
04/1915 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Stourbridge Junction (STB)    
29/08/1949 Withdrawn Condemned as 2620    
05/11/1949 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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