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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3470 m/e 04/1904
Great Western Railway (1912) 3408 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
04/1904 BOMBAY

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Bulldog
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 148
Works Number 2053
To Service During 04/1904
Withdrawal Sat 10/04/1948
Service Life 44 yrs , 10 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 04/1904
WEY   Weymouth Radipole (GWR) 4w/e 08/02/1936
WES   Westbury 4w/e 07/03/1936
DID   Didcot on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 10/04/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN DID Didcot m/e 30/04/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
09/1909 Diagram D3 boiler fitted
10/1914 Superheated boiler fitted
05/1924 Rebuilt with Piston Valves


Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1948 Swindon Works Locomotives entering Works during April included: Nos. 1422/53, 2053, 2230/33, 2414, 2805/10/25, 2915/30/34/35, 3421, 3610, 3709, 3824/48/58, 4017/19/50/89/92/99, 4248/57, 4500/24/50/74/75, 4706, 4906/09/37/63/64, 5037,91/95, 5314, 5900/06124/30/41/60/64/81, 6009/21/26, 6119/24/34/51/62/68, 6313/56/72/98, 6806/63, 6918, 7003, 7321, W.D. 77000, 78607, 79283/288. W.D. No. 77060/145/280/335, 78624 an 79244 have had their tenders removed and were taken to the stock shed on 25/3, where they are now stored. Works' pilots have been: Nos. 198, 1713/53, 2781 an 15102 PDN. New Work 30/4: 15102 PDN (being run in as Works' pilot); 6990; 9662 NPT, 9663 TN, 9664 NPT, 9665, 9666 NEA; 7008 being nearly complete. Engines condemned during April included: Nos. 302 an 3408 SLS/194806

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
04/1904 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3470, name: BOMBAY
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2053
Diagram D2 boiler fitted
   
09/1909 Modification Diagram D3 boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3408    
10/1914 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
05/1924 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
08/02/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Weymouth Radipole (GWR) (WEY)    
07/03/1936 Allocation Reallocated to Westbury (WES)    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Didcot (DID)    
10/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 3408    

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