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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 796 m/e 11/1873

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 31
Works Number 452
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 11/1873
Withdrawal During 02/1917
Service Life 43 yrs , 3 mths

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 11/1873
     Withdrawn m/e 02/1917

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
06/1888 Diagram W3 boiler fitted (Round firebox)
12/1903 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
11/1873 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 796
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 452
   
06/1888 Modification Diagram W3 boiler fitted    
12/1903 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
02/1917 Withdrawn Condemned as 796    

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