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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 740 m/e 01/1873

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class 1076
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
72701/1873
1076 (0-6-0PT)10/1914
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 30
Works Number 415
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram W3 (Round firebox)
To Service During 01/1873
Withdrawal During 09/1929
Service Life 56 yrs , 8 mths
Information Given an enclosed cab between 1924 and 1927

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1873
     Withdrawn m/e 09/1929

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/1892 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
12/1902 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
06/1911 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1914 Rebuilt with pannier tanks
10/1914 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1873 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 740
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 415
Diagram S3 boiler fitted
   
03/1892 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
12/1902 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
06/1911 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
10/1914 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
10/1914 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with pannier tanks    
09/1929 Withdrawn Condemned as 740    

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