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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
Great Western Railway 1568 m/e 12/1878

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Armstrong
Class 1076
Company History GWR
Rebuild History
ClassFrom
113412/1878
1076 (0-6-0PT)02/1918
Wheels 0-6-0ST
Builder Swindon Works
Order Number 48
Works Number 761
Fittings (as built)
Boiler Diagram W3 (Round firebox)
To Service During 12/1878
Withdrawal During 04/1938
Service Life 59 yrs, 4 mths , 1 dy
Information Given an enclosed cab between 1924 and 1927

Disposal

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 12/1878
     Withdrawn m/e 04/1938

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
1884 Converted to GWR broad gauge
1892 Converted to standard gauge from GWR broad gauge
03/1899 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
12/1904 Diagram S2 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
07/1909 Diagram S4 boiler fitted (Round top firebox)
01/1918 Diagram B4 boiler fitted (Belpaire firebox)
02/1918 Rebuilt with pannier tanks


Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
12/1878 To Service To service as Great Western Railway Number 1568
Built at Swindon Works, Works Number 761
Diagram S3 boiler fitted
   
1884 Modification Modification: Converted to GWR broad gauge    
1892 Modification Modification: Converted to standard gauge from GWR broad gauge    
03/1899 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
12/1904 Modification Diagram S2 boiler fitted    
07/1909 Modification Diagram S4 boiler fitted    
01/1918 Modification Diagram B4 boiler fitted    
02/1918 Modification Modification: Rebuilt with pannier tanks    
04/1938 Withdrawn Condemned as 1568    

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