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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 972 m/e 09/1874

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 09/1874
Withdrawal During 02/1932
Service Life 57 yrs , 5 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 09/1874
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1932

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
10/1894 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1902 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
12/1916 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
09/1874 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 972
Built at Swindon Works
   
10/1894 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
10/1902 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
12/1916 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
02/1932 Withdrawn Condemned as 972    

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