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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway |
2649 |
m/e |
11/1901 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
W. Dean |
Class |
Aberdare |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
2-6-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
133 |
Works Number |
1937 |
To Service |
During 11/1901 |
Withdrawal |
Thu 08/08/1946 |
Service Life |
44 yrs, 9 mths , 8 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
11/1901 |
STJ |
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Severn Tunnel Junction |
4w/e |
14/12/1935 |
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Withdrawn |
on |
08/08/1946 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
02/1911 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
07/1944 |
Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
11/1901 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 2649 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1937 |
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02/1911 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
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14/12/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Severn Tunnel Junction (STJ) |
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07/1944 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves |
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08/08/1946 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 2649 |
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22/03/1947 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon |
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