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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2662   09/1902

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 135
Works Number 1950
To Service During 09/1902
Withdrawal Sat 03/07/1948
Service Life 45 yrs, 10 mths , 2 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 18/06/1949 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1902
CHR   Chester West on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 03/07/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN CHR Chester West m/e 31/07/1948
ALLOC 41A Sheffield Darnall 4w/e 14/06/1958

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1912 Superheated boiler fitted
03/1915 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1902 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2662
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1950
   
06/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
03/1915 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Chester West (CHR)    
03/07/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2662    
18/06/1949 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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