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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 4027 m/e 09/1909

Names Carried
Date From Name
09/1909 KING HENRY (removed 07/1927)
07/1927 THE NORWEGIAN MONARCH (removed 11/1927)
11/1927 NORWEGIAN MONARCH

Locomotive Specifics
Designer G. Churchward
Class Star
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 178
Works Number 2371
To Service During 09/1909
Withdrawal Wed 10/10/1934
Service Life 25 yrs, 1 mth , 9 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 17/11/1934 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1909
     Withdrawn on 10/10/1934

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1912 Superheated boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1909 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 4027, name: KING HENRY
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2371
   
06/1912 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
07/1927 Naming Renamed 'THE NORWEGIAN MONARCH'    
11/1927 Naming Renamed 'NORWEGIAN MONARCH'    
11/1927 Naming Renamed 'NORWEGIAN MONARCH'    
10/10/1934 Withdrawn Condemned as 4027    
17/11/1934 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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