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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2679 m/e 12/1902

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Aberdare
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 135
Works Number 1967
To Service During 12/1902
Withdrawal Sat 02/02/1946
Service Life 43 yrs, 2 mths , 3 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 23/03/1946 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1902
     Withdrawn on 02/02/1946

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN WOS Worcester m/e 28/02/1946

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1908 Superheated boiler fitted
08/1931 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
31/01/1946 Swindon Works Locos entering works during January: 207/42/70, 1751/86, 2084, 2116, 2221/74, 2679, 2766, 2802/11/53/62/98, 2912/51, 3034, 3188, 3219/64, 3754, 3808/63, 4004/13/7/21, 4125, 4299, 4326, 4539/47/98, 4615, 4811/5/54, 4909/51/6/63/90, 5019/46/55/6/80, 5161, 5361, 5403, 5534/40/52/65, 5906/25/51/72/4/85, 6003/10/4/9/22/6, 6112, 6314/45/7/56, 6690, 6721, 6919/61/5, 7300/9, 7700/8, 7804, 8359, 8704/14/22/70, 9301, 9768/89/91, WD 71488, 75046. SLS/194604

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1902 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2679
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1967
   
12/1908 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
08/1931 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
02/02/1946 Withdrawn Condemned as 2679    
23/03/1946 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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