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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2734   07/1898

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 2721
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
272107/1898
2721 (0-6-0PT)03/1914
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 112
Works Number 1675
To Service During 07/1898
Withdrawal Mon 02/08/1948
Service Life 50 yrs, 1 mth , 3 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 07/1898
PILL   Newport Pill on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 02/08/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN PILL Newport Pill m/e 31/08/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1914 B4 boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/09/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during September included: Nos. 1000/25, 1430/40/61, 1957/91, 2144/81/88/94, 2224/46/71, 2827/38/42/72/77/82, 2948, 3617, 3861/64/66, 3904/55, 4000/37/44/58/88, 4128, 4280, 4407, 4509/32/37/40/50, 4639, 4704, 4804, 4973/75/78, 5011/57/71/79, 5153/56, 5207, 5369/75, 5510/54/74, 5718/33/61, 5903/34/51/62/69/84, 6005/06/12, 6133, 6337/40/75/93, 6406/30, 6801/47, 6905/16/52/70, 7004/05/17, 7306/09, 7402/22, 7800/18, 8722/37/39, 9612, 9730.
New work; September: Nos. 7435 (-), 7436 (OXF), 7437 (WOS), 7438 (DG) (completed 5/10); 4160 (-). 4161 (BRY), 4162 (-), 4163 (BRY) and 4164 (DYD), nearly completed. Works' pilots have been Nos. 212, 1713, 1900 an 2764.
Outside the Works and awaiting scrapping are the following:-Nos. 1730, 2643/80, 2734/46/51, 3002/06/27, 3165/84, 3440, 5127, 5343/49 an 9006. In addition, Nos. 2709, 2928, 3005 an 3395 came in for scrapping at the beginning of October. All locomotives receiving a general repair (except express passenger locomotives) are now coming out painted plain black with the exception of No. 5156, which was fully lined, but without 'British Railways' on the tank sides. The majority of locomotives are now receiving smokebox number-plates.
No. 7017 was ex. Works on 22/9 after light repairs and is now running without nameplates
SLS/194811

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
07/1898 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2734
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1675
   
03/1914 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Newport Pill (PILL)    
02/08/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 2734    

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