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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway |
1453 |
m/e |
01/1882 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
W. Dean |
Class |
Metro |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
2-4-0T |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
To Service |
During 01/1882 |
Withdrawal |
Thu 13/07/1933 |
Service Life |
51 yrs, 6 mths , 12 dys |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
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From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
01/1882 |
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Withdrawn |
on |
13/07/1933 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
01/1898 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
04/1903 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
11/1910 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
12/1919 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
01/1882 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1453 Built at Swindon Works |
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01/1898 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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04/1903 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
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11/1910 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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12/1919 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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13/07/1933 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1453 |
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21/10/1933 |
Scrapped |
Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon |
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