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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 678 m/e 03/1872

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 28
Works Number 353
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 03/1872
Withdrawal During 03/1922
Service Life 49 yrs, 11 mths , 30 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 03/1872
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1922

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1885 Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox)
09/1908 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
03/1911 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/1872 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 678
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 353
   
03/1885 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
09/1908 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
03/1911 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
03/1922 Withdrawn Condemned as 678    

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