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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2656   01/1902

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 133
Works Number 1944
To Service During 01/1902
Withdrawal Sat 27/03/1948
Service Life 46 yrs, 2 mths , 25 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 15/05/1948 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1902
GLO   Gloucester Horton Road on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 27/03/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN GLO Gloucester Horton Road m/e 31/03/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1911 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1923 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1902 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2656
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1944
   
03/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
03/1923 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Gloucester Horton Road (GLO)    
27/03/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2656    
15/05/1948 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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