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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2783   01/1901

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 2721
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
272101/1901
2721 (0-6-0PT)10/1913
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 129
Works Number 1889
To Service During 01/1901
Withdrawal Sat 15/11/1947
Service Life 46 yrs, 10 mths , 15 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1901
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 15/11/1947

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN DID Didcot m/e 30/11/1947

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1904 S2 boiler fitted
01/1910 S4 boiler fitted
10/1913 B4 boiler fitted
11/1922 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1947 Swindon Works Locos. entering Works during Nov. included: Nos. 905, 1001, 1010, 1413, 1450, 1713, 1799, 2327, 2722, 2781, 2838, 2864, 2868, 2927, 2941, 2979, 3186, 3383, 3817, 3834, 3852, 4039, 4056, 4058, 4073, 4088, 4089, 4919, 4925, 4969, 4979, 4995, 5008, 5042, 5070, 5078, 5336, 5355, 6115, 6136, 7311, W.D. 77291, 77393, 77508, 79278. Of these, 77291/393 and 79238 are ex Marston Sidings and repair in Belgium, and 77508/79278 are fitted with G.W. top feed clacks and cover and Wakefield lubricator. Works' pilots during November have included Nos. 242, 905, 1713 an 2781. 'Star' Class No. 4054 EXE was ex Works on 8/11, having been lined out. W.D. No. 78542 GLO was ex Works on 12/11. This is another loco. fitted with G.W. top feed clacks and cover and Wakefield lubricator. Locos. which have been condemned during November are: Nos. 200, 207, 898, 2783 an 3007. SLS/194801

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1901 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2783
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1889
   
02/1904 Modification Modification: S2 boiler fitted    
01/1910 Modification Modification: S4 boiler fitted    
10/1913 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
11/1922 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
15/11/1947 Withdrawn Condemned as 2783    

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