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Numbers Carried
Company Number 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

Disposal
Scrapping 4w/e Sat 21/10/1933 at Locomotive Works (Swindon)

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1882
     Withdrawn on 13/07/1933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)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1882 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1453
Built at Swindon Works
   
01/1898 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
04/1903 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
11/1910 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
12/1919 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
13/07/1933 Withdrawn Condemned as 1453    
21/10/1933 Scrapped Broken up by Locomotive Works: Swindon    

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