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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 459 m/e 02/1869

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Metro
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-4-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Fittings (as built)
Condenser Fitted
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
To Service During 02/1869
Withdrawal Mon 09/10/1933
Service Life 64 yrs, 8 mths , 8 dys

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 16/12/1933 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1869
     Withdrawn on 09/10/1933

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
12/1889 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
09/1901 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
01/1916 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1869 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 459
Built at Swindon Works
   
12/1889 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
09/1901 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
01/1916 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
09/10/1933 Withdrawn Condemned as 459    
16/12/1933 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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