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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 2792   02/1901

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class 2721
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
272102/1901
2721 (0-6-0PT)09/1922
Wheels 0-6-0PT
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 129
Works Number 1898
To Service During 02/1901
Withdrawal Thu 01/06/1950
Service Life 49 yrs, 4 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1901
DYD   Duffryn Yard on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 01/06/1950

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN DYD Duffryn Yard m/e 30/06/1950

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1922 B4 boiler fitted
01/1927 Superheated boiler fitted


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/11/1946 Swindon Works Locomotives entering works during October and November included 1366, 1409, 1416, 1538, 2017, 2092, 2212, 2411, 2538, 2612, 2708, 2792,2817, 2825, 2836, 2842, 2851, 2859, 2882, 2883, 2884, 2885, 2906, 2927, 2947, 2955,2980, 2987, 2889, 3016, 3026, 3363, 3421, 4038, 4042. 4046, 4052, 4059, 4903, 4934,4953, 4954, 4966, 4973, 5949, 5961, 5989, 5997, 6917, 6922, 6929, 6947, 6959, 70876, 77086, 77326, and 79309 SLS/194701
31/12/1946 Swindon Works Locos. entering works during December included the following: 100, 1943, 2132, 2792, 2809, 2825, 2837, 2840, 2844, 2851, 2891, 2912, 2955, 2980, 2989, 3016, 3026, 3040, 3804, 3829, 3838, 3865, 4025, 4038, 4059, 4080, 4704, 4950, 4955, 5001, 5023, 5039, 5060, 5063, 5079, 5083, 5085, 5349, 5374, 5376, 5380, 5926, 5956, 5961, 6009, 6029, 6333, 6354, 6929, 6933, 6935, 6956, 7320, and W.D. 77001. Works' pilots during the same period have included: 200, 207, 242, 1731, 1732, 1761, 2723, and 2773. Practically all 57XX going through the works are now receiving a top-feed boiler. Locos. noted recently so altered are: 3766, 6709, 8711, 8753, and 8780 NEA (the latter was seen at Paddington on 28/12, working empty stock!). 5083 Bath Abbey ('Castle') is an oil burner with large tender having different shape fuel tanks. New 'Counties' reported are: 1020 (SRD), 1021 (PDN), and 1022 (LA) SLS/194702

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1901 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 2792
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1898
   
08/1922 Modification Modification: B4 boiler fitted    
01/1927 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Duffryn Yard (DYD)    
01/06/1950 Withdrawn Condemned as 2792    

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