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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
| Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
| Great Western Railway |
749 |
m/e |
03/1873 |
Locomotive Specifics
| Designer |
J. Armstrong |
| Class |
1076 |
| Company History |
GWR |
| Rebuild History |
|
| Wheels |
0-6-0ST |
| Builder |
Swindon Works |
| Order Number |
30 |
| Works Number |
424 |
| Fittings (as built) |
| Boiler | Diagram W3 (Round firebox) |
|
| To Service |
During 03/1873 |
| Withdrawal |
During 06/1928 |
| Service Life |
55 yrs, 3 mths , 2 dys |
| Information |
Given an enclosed cab between 1924 and 1927 |
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Allocations
| Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
| |
|
(New) |
m/e |
03/1873 |
| |
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
06/1928 |
Modifications
| Date Modified |
Modification |
| 05/1898 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
| 09/1912 |
Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
| 04/1922 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
| Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
| 03/1873 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 749
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 424
Diagram S3 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 05/1898 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 09/1912 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
|
|
| 04/1922 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
|
|
| 06/1928 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 749 |
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