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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway (Original) |
183 |
m/e |
07/1905 |
| Great Western Railway |
2983 |
on |
28/12/1912 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
G. Churchward |
| Class |
Saint |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Rebuild History |
|
| Wheels |
4-6-0 |
| Builder |
Swindon Works |
| Order Number |
158 |
| Works Number |
2130 |
| To Service |
During 07/1905 |
| Withdrawal |
Tue 19/03/1946 |
| Service Life |
40 yrs, 8 mths , 17 dys |
|
Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
07/1905 |
| CDF |
|
Cardiff Canton |
4w/e |
08/02/1936 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
on |
19/03/1946 |
SLS Allocations*
| Type |
Code |
Name |
|
From Date |
| WDN |
TYS |
Tyseley |
m/e |
31/03/1946 |
* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 12/1909 |
D4 boiler fitted |
| 10/1910 |
Superheated boiler fitted |
|
Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 07/1905 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 183
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2130 |
|
|
| 09/1906 |
Naming |
Named 'RED GAUNTLET' |
|
|
| 12/1909 |
Modification |
Modification: D4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 10/1910 |
Modification |
Modification: Superheated boiler fitted |
|
|
| 28/12/1912 |
Renumbered |
Renumbered to 2983 |
|
|
| 06/1915 |
Naming |
Renamed 'REDGAUNTLET' |
|
|
| 08/02/1936 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Cardiff Canton (CDF) |
|
|
| 19/03/1946 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 2983 |
|
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