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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1491 m/e 06/1892

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Metro
Company History GWR
Wheels 2-4-0T
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 91
Works Number 1351
To Service During 06/1892
Withdrawal During 03/1930
Service Life 37 yrs, 8 mths , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 06/1892
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1930

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1903 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
11/1909 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
08/1912 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
11/1915 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
06/1892 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1491
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 1351
   
01/1903 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
11/1909 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
08/1912 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
11/1915 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
03/1930 Withdrawn Condemned as 1491    

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