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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 516 m/e 10/1870

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 21
Works Number 244
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 10/1870
Withdrawal During 06/1921
Service Life 50 yrs, 8 mths , 1 dy

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 10/1870
     Withdrawn m/e 06/1921

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1885 Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox)
12/1899 Diagram S4d boiler fitted (Round firebox)
10/1905 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
05/1909 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
03/1912 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
10/1870 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 516
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 244
   
06/1885 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
12/1899 Modification Diagram S4d boiler fitted    
10/1905 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
05/1909 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
03/1912 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
06/1921 Withdrawn Condemned as 516    

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