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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 887 m/e 02/1874

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class Standard Goods
Company History GWR
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 35
Works Number 496
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram S3 (Round top firebox)
Train Brakes Vacuum
To Service During 02/1874
Withdrawal During 03/1921
Service Life 47 yrs , 28 dys

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 02/1874
     Withdrawn m/e 03/1921

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
08/1891 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
08/1902 Diagram B2 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
10/1909 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
02/1874 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 887
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 496
   
08/1891 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
08/1902 Modification Diagram B2 boiler fitted    
10/1909 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
03/1921 Withdrawn Condemned as 887    

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