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Record: 10235 (26/09/2023)
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Numbers Carried
Company |
Number |
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Date From |
Great Western Railway |
1562 |
m/e |
11/1878 |
Locomotive Specifics
Designer |
J. Armstrong |
Class |
1076 |
Company History |
GWR |
Rebuild History |
|
Wheels |
0-6-0ST |
Builder |
Swindon Works |
Order Number |
48 |
Works Number |
755 |
Fittings (as built) |
Boiler | Diagram W3 (Round firebox) |
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To Service |
During 11/1878 |
Withdrawal |
During 03/1938 |
Service Life |
59 yrs, 3 mths , 28 dys |
Information |
Built as a broad gauge convertible. Given an enclosed cab between 1924 and 1927 |
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Allocations
Code |
Subsequent Codes |
Name |
|
From Date |
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(New) |
m/e |
11/1878 |
TN |
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Taunton |
4w/e |
14/12/1935 |
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Withdrawn |
m/e |
03/1938 |
Modifications
Date Modified |
Modification |
1892 |
Converted to standard gauge from GWR broad gauge |
12/1897 |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox) |
06/1926 |
Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
06/1926 |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox) |
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Summary
Date |
Event |
Details |
Source |
See Also |
11/1878 |
To Service |
To service as Great Western Railway Number 1562 Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 755 Diagram S3 boiler fitted |
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1892 |
Modification |
Modification: Converted to standard gauge from GWR broad gauge |
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12/1897 |
Modification |
Diagram S4 boiler fitted |
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06/1926 |
Modification |
Diagram B4 boiler fitted |
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06/1926 |
Modification |
Modification: Rebuilt with pannier tanks |
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14/12/1935 |
Allocation |
Reallocated to Taunton (TN) |
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03/1938 |
Withdrawn |
Condemned as 1562 |
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