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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 881 m/e 01/1874

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 35
Works Number 490
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 01/1874
Withdrawal During 03/1919
Service Life 45 yrs, 1 mth , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1874
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1919

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
02/1894 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
10/1901 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
11/1909 Diagram B2 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1911 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
11/1916 Superheated boiler fitted


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1874 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 881
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 490
   
02/1894 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
10/1901 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
11/1909 Modification Diagram B2 boiler fitted    
10/1911 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
11/1916 Modification Modification: Superheated boiler fitted    
03/1919 Withdrawn Condemned as 881    

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