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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway (Orig) 3742 m/e 01/1910
Great Western Railway (1912) 3452 m/e 12/1912

Names Carried
Date From Name
01/1910 Penguin

Locomotive Specifics
Designer W. Dean
Class Bird
Company History GWR
Wheels 4-4-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 177
Works Number 2361
To Service During 01/1910
Withdrawal Sat 10/04/1948
Service Life 38 yrs, 3 mths , 10 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1910
SDN   Swindon on 15/06/1947 (Snapshot)
     Withdrawn on 10/04/1948

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
WDN SDN Swindon m/e 30/04/1948

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1911 Superheated boiler fitted
06/1915 Rebuilt with Piston Valves
12/1944 Diagram STD3 boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1910 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 3742, name: Penguin
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 2361
Diagram D3 boiler fitted
   
06/1911 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
12/1912 Renumbered Renumbered to 3452    
06/1915 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with Piston Valves    
12/1944 Modification Diagram STD3 boiler fitted    
15/06/1947 Allocation Allocation Snapshot - Swindon (SDN)    
10/04/1948 Withdrawn Condemned as 3452    

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