Menu
Quick Search
Enter locomotive number in the box below and press 'Go'!
In Touch
Donations
Counter
Visitor Statistics
|
» 26 Online
» 2125 Today
» 4397 Yesterday
» 19928 Week
» 72944 Month
» 192471 Year
» 3219324 Total
|
Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
(Free MySQL Counter)
|
Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
|
Date From |
Great Western Railway |
438 |
m/e |
04/1868 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Armstrong |
Class |
Standard Goods |
Company History |
GWR |
Wheels |
0-6-0 |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
11thGoods |
Works Number |
128 |
Fittings (as built) |
Boiler | Diagram S3 (Round top firebox) | Train Brakes | Vacuum |
|
To Service |
During 04/1868 |
Withdrawal |
During 02/1917 |
Service Life |
48 yrs , 10 mths |
Information |
Lost in the English Channel in May 1917 en route to Salonika for the war effort |
|
Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
|
|
(New) |
m/e |
04/1868 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
m/e |
02/1917 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
09/1885 |
Diagram S3 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
04/1894 |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
06/1911 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
12/1914 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
|
Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
04/1868 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 438 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 128 |
|
|
09/1885 |
Modification |
Diagram S3 boiler fitted |
|
|
04/1894 |
Modification |
Diagram S2 boiler fitted |
|
|
06/1911 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
|
|
12/1914 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
|
|
02/1917 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 438 |
|
|